Where does “unresourcefulness” come from?
unresourcefulness (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.
unresourcefulness (English): The state or quality of being unresourceful
Definitions
- The state or quality of being unresourceful
Ancestry of “unresourcefulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unresourceful | Not resourceful |
| 2 | English | resourceful | Capable or clever; able to put available... |
| 3 | English | resource | Something that one uses to achieve an objective,... |
| 4 | Middle French | ressource | — |
| 5 | Old French | resourse | — |
| 6 | Old French | resourdre | — |
| 7 | Latin | resurgō | — |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |