Surrect
/səˈrɛkt/noun
An archaic or rare adjective meaning risen, standing upright, or elevated.
Did you know?Surrect comes from Latin surrectus, the past participle of surgere, the same verb behind resurrection and the modern word surge.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reg-
“To straighten, raise, or direct”
Classical Latin
Latin
regere
“To make straight, guide, or rule”
Classical Latin
Latin
surgere
“To rise or stand up, formed from a prefix meaning “up/from below” plus a root meaning “raise””
Classical Latin
Latin
surrectus
“Raised, risen, or standing up; the past participle of surgere”
Late Middle English
English
surrect
“Risen or elevated; a rare learned borrowing from Latin”
Modern English
English
surrect
“Archaic or literary: risen, upright, or elevated”