Where does “resort” come from?
Resort comes from French ressortir, formed from the prefix re- and Latin pars meaning "part," developing through Latin re- to denote springing back or emerging again.
resort (English): A place where people go for recreation,...
Definitions
- A place where people go for recreation,...
Ancestry of “resort”, step by step
resort traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French ressort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ressort | resilience, elasticity; spring; spirit, energy |
| 2 | French | ressortir | to go or come back out; to go/come out again; to... |
| 3 | French | sortir | to exit, go out, come out; to take out, bring... |
| 4 | Old French | sortir | allot, sort; to go out |
| 5 | Latin | sortire | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 7 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 9 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |