Where does “nonresuscitation” come from?

nonresuscitation (English) comes from English resuscitation, from Middle English resuscitacion, from Latin resuscitatio, from Latin resuscitō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

nonresuscitation (English): Absence of resuscitation; failure to resuscitate

Definitions

  1. Absence of resuscitation; failure to resuscitate

Ancestry of “nonresuscitation”, step by step

nonresuscitation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English resuscitation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresuscitationThe act of resuscitating
2Middle Englishresuscitacion—
3Latinresuscitatioresuscitation
4Latinresuscitōto rebuild
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →