Where does “resurrection man” come from?
resurrection man (English) comes from English resurrection, from Middle English resurreccioun, from Anglo-Norman resurrectiun, from Latin resurrectio, from Latin resurgō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
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- One who sells cadavers to anatomists, surgeons,...
Ancestry of “resurrection man”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resurrection | The act of arising from the dead and becoming... |
| 2 | Middle English | resurreccioun | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | resurrectiun | resurrection |
| 4 | Latin | resurrectio | resurrection; resurrection, the Resurrection |
| 5 | Latin | resurgō | to rise again |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |