Where does “ressac” come from?
ressac (French) comes from Spanish resaca, from Spanish resacar, from Spanish rio seco — dry river.
ressac (French): swash, backwash
Ancestry of “ressac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | resaca | undertow, surf, backwash; redraft, redrawing;... |
| 2 | Spanish | resacar | To distil |
| 3 | Spanish | rio seco | dry river |