Where does “unresourceful” come from?
unresourceful (English) comes from English resourceful, 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.
unresourceful (English): Not resourceful
Definitions
- Not resourceful
Ancestry of “unresourceful”, step by step
unresourceful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English resourceful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resourceful | Capable or clever; able to put available... |
| 2 | English | resource | Something that one uses to achieve an objective,... |
| 3 | Middle French | ressource | — |
| 4 | Old French | resourse | — |
| 5 | Old French | resourdre | to spring up |
| 6 | Latin | resurgō | to rise again |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |