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Where does “risos” come from?

risos (Tok Pisin) comes from English resource, from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, from Old French resourdre, from Latin resurgō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

risos (Tok Pisin): resource

Definitions

  1. resource

Ancestry of “risos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresourceSomething that one uses to achieve an objective,...
2Middle Frenchressource—
3Old Frenchresourse—
4Old Frenchresourdre—
5Latinresurgō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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