Where does “resource” come from?

Resource comes from Middle French ressource, derived from Old French resource and the verb resourdre, meaning to rise up again, from Latin resurgo, composed of the prefix re- and subrigo, which traces to Latin rego meaning to rule or direct, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.

resource (English): Something that one uses to achieve an objective,...

Definitions

  1. Something that one uses to achieve an objective,...

Ancestry of “resource”, step by step

resource traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French ressource

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchressource—
2Old Frenchresourse—
3Old Frenchresourdreto spring up
4Latinresurgōto rise again
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 source

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsourceThe person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired
2Middle EnglishsoursA source or origin; that which something originates from
3Old Frenchsorserise, beginning, spring, source
4Latinsurgeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinsurgoI rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten
6LatinsubrigoI lift up, I straighten
7Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
8Proto-Italicregō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—

Words derived from “resource”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →