English
insurrection
Insurrection comes from Latin īnsurrēctiō ‘rising up, insurrection, rebellion’, from īnsurgō ‘to rise up’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵeti‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to direct, govern, rule’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsurgō‘to arise, get up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsurgō‘to rise up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsurrēctiō‘rising up, insurrection, rebellion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsurrēctiōnem
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600insurrection
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500insurreccion‘uprising against a government, rebellion, revolt’
- Englishearliest quotation 1577insurrection
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵeti‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to direct, govern, rule’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsurgō‘to arise, get up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsurgō‘to rise up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsurrēctiō‘rising up, insurrection, rebellion’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsurrēctiōnem
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600insurrection
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500insurreccion‘uprising against a government, rebellion, revolt’
- Englishearliest quotation 1577insurrection
Earliest quotation: 1577, Raphaell Holinshed, King Henry the Eyghte: “After this, by the great wiſedome and politic of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, real, rich, royal, regular, rank, roy, correct, radar, arrangement, rack, rogue, arrange, rex, raj, rake, dresser, regal, regency, interrogation, rani, rector, undress, dressage, rajah, rhesus, eldritch, riel, dirigible, derailleur, retch, interregnum, rectilinear, 73 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti ‘to straighten’
through Proto-Italic *regō
regional, direction, ruler, regiment, directory, regimen, erectile, erectus, erector, 35 more
through Latin regō ‘to direct, govern, rule’
rule, address, director, dress, region, direct, regime, resource, realm, regulate, regent, erect, rectify, rectum, droit, régime, dirge, irregularity, incorrigible, regula, rectification, derecho, corregidor, regio, recto, rectus, rectitude, 47 more
through Latin surgō ‘to arise, get up’
source, surge, resurrection, 8 more
through Latin īnsurgō ‘to rise up’
Today it means
noun The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / insurrection