Morpheme
Surge
Type
free base
Denotation
sudden increase, rise and fall
Etymology
Middle English surgen, of unknown origin but possibly from Middle French sourgir; Old French surgir; Old Catalan surgir; Latin surgere, from contraction of surrigere, subrigere, from sub + regere
Evidence
antiinsurgency, counterinsurgency, counterinsurgent, countersurge, insurgency, insurgent, insurgentism, insurgently, insurgents, resurge, resurged, resurgence, resurgent, resurges, resurging, surgation, surge, surged, surgeless, surgent, surges, surging, upsurge, upsurged, upsurges, upsurging
Notes
homophone of Serge
