Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “ressource” come from?

ressource (Middle French) comes from Old French resourse, from Old French resourdre, from Latin resurgō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “ressource”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchresourse—
2Old Frenchresourdre—
3Latinresurgō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “ressource”

  • resources
  • resource
  • resourceful
  • resourcefulness
  • resourcing
  • resourcefully
  • resourceless
  • unresourceful
  • resourcelessness
  • bioresource
  • subresource
  • unresourcefully
  • e-resource
  • unresourcefulness
  • リソース
  • risos
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