surge
/ˈsɜːdʒ/SURJ
/ˈsɝdʒ/SURJ
Meaninga rising
Common meaning: a sudden powerful rise
- surgto riseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1817 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinsurgō, surrēctum‘to rise’
- Englishsurge‘a sudden powerful rise’ · today
surg also in: insurgentresurrection
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin surgō ‘to rise’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry surgō, p. 1817 · dictionary scan
Roots
- surgō, surrēctum Latin “to rise”
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