Etymology of the English word insurrection
the English word
insurrectionderived from the Old French word
insurrectionderived from the Latin word
insurrectioderived from the Latin word
insurrectusderived from the Late Latin word
insurgere (rise up; rise up against)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
surgere (rise, lift; grow)
Date
The earliest known usage of insurrection in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
insurrectionary,
insurrectionizeUsage
Word found in Modern English
