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Where does “resurrectionist” come from?

resurrectionist (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.

resurrectionist (English): One who sells cadavers to anatomists, surgeons,...

Definitions

  1. One who sells cadavers to anatomists, surgeons,...

Ancestry of “resurrectionist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresurrectionThe act of arising from the dead and becoming...
2Middle Englishresurreccioun—
3Anglo-Normanresurrectiunresurrection
4Latinresurrectioresurrection; resurrection, the Resurrection
5Latinresurgō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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