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Where does “unresourcefully” come from?

unresourcefully (English) comes from English unresourceful, from English resourceful, from English resource, from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, from Old French resourdre, from Latin resurgō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

unresourcefully (English): In an unresourceful manner

Definitions

  1. In an unresourceful manner

Ancestry of “unresourcefully”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunresourcefulNot resourceful
2EnglishresourcefulCapable or clever; able to put available...
3EnglishresourceSomething that one uses to achieve an objective,...
4Middle Frenchressource—
5Old Frenchresourse—
6Old Frenchresourdre—
7Latinresurgō—
8Latinrĕ-—
9Latinprōdūcō—
10Latinprō-—
11Proto-Italic*pro-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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