Where does “résumer” come from?

résumer (French) comes from Latin resūmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

résumer (French): to summarize, to sum up

Definitions

  1. to summarize, to sum up

Ancestry of “résumer”, step by step

résumer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin resūmō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinresūmōto take again; take back
2Latinrĕ-back, backwards
3Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin resūmēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinresūmēre—
2Latinsūmere—

Words derived from “résumer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →