Where does “ressortir” come from?
ressortir (French) comes from French sortir, from Old French sortir, from Latin sortire, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ressortir (French): to go or come back out; to go/come out again; to...
Definitions
- to go or come back out; to go/come out again; to...
Ancestry of “ressortir”, step by step
ressortir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sortir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sortir | to exit, go out, come out; to take out, bring... |
| 2 | Old French | sortir | allot, sort; to go out |
| 3 | Latin | sortire | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 5 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via French ressort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ressort | resilience, elasticity; spring; spirit, energy |