Etymology of the French word insurrection
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 French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
insurrectionnel,
insurrecteur,
insurrectionnaireDerivations in other languages
English
insurrection, Romanian
insurecţieUsage
Word found in Old French
