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,...
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- Something that one uses to achieve an objective,...
Ancestry of “resource”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | ressource | — |
| 2 | Old French | resourse | — |
| 3 | Old French | resourdre | — |
| 4 | Latin | resurgō | — |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “resource”