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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

Definitions

  1. Lack of resources

Ancestry of “resourcelessness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresourcelessWithout resources
2EnglishresourceSomething that one uses to achieve an objective,...
3Middle Frenchressource—
4Old Frenchresourse—
5Old Frenchresourdre—
6Latinresurgō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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