Where does “resourcelessness” come from?
resourcelessness (English) comes from English resourceless, from English resource, from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, from Old French resourdre, from Latin resurgō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
resourcelessness (English): Lack of resources
Ancestry of “resourcelessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | resourceless | Without resources |
| 2 | English | resource | Something that one uses to achieve an objective,... |
| 3 | Middle French | ressource | — |
| 4 | Old French | resourse | — |
| 5 | Old French | resourdre | — |
| 6 | Latin | resurgō | — |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |