Resurge
/rɪˈsɜːrdʒ/noun
To rise or become active again after a decline.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin roots tied to rising upward, and its power comes from the prefix re- meaning “again,” making it a literal language of return and renewal.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*er-
“to rise, move, or set in motion”
Latin
Latin
surgere
“to rise, get up, spring up”
Latin
Latin
resurgere
“to rise again, rise up anew”
Middle English
English
resurgen
“to rise again, revive”
Modern English
English
resurge
“to rise or become active again”