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Where does “resource” come from?

resource (Old French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

resource (Old French): act of raising

Definitions

  1. act of raising

Ancestry of “resource”, step by step

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

Words derived from “resource”

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