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Source comes from Old French sorse ‘rise, spring’, from sordre ‘to rise’, from Latin surgō ‘to rise’, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵeti‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to lead, rule’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsurgō‘to rise’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sordre‘to rise’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400sors
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400sorse‘rise, beginning, spring, source’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sours
- Englishearliest quotation 1969source
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
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to lead, rule’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsurgō‘to rise’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sordre‘to rise’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400sors
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400sorse‘rise, beginning, spring, source’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sours
- Englishearliest quotation 1969source
Earliest quotation: 1969, 1969 May 28, A View of the O-erh-ch'i-ssu River Delta: “The O-erh-ch'i-ssu River begins in the southern section of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, real, regular, rich, royal, correct, rank, arrangement, roy, radar, arrange, rack, rex, rogue, interrogation, raj, rake, dresser, rector, regal, regency, rani, undress, dressage, rajah, rhesus, eldritch, rectilinear, riel, interregnum, dirigible, retch, derailleur, 74 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti ‘to straighten’
through Proto-Italic *regō
regional, directory, regiment, ruler, regimen, erectile, erectus, erector, 36 more
through Latin regō ‘lead, rule’
director, region, rule, direction, address, direct, dress, regime, realm, regulate, erect, regent, rectify, rectum, irregularity, rectification, incorrigible, droit, régime, dirge, recto, regula, rectus, rectitude, derecho, regio, corregidor, 47 more
through Latin surgō ‘to rise’
Today it means
noun The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / source