resource

resource · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromresurgō“to rise again, spring up anew”
2. Old French · derived fromresourse
3. Middle French · borrowed fromressource
4. English todayresource

Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spring”), from resourdre, from Latin resurgō (“to rise again, spring up anew”). Equivalent to re- + source. See resourd, resurgent, source.

resource · verb²

1. Proto-Italic*wre-
2. Latinre-
3. Old Frenchre-
4. Middle Englishre-
5. Englishre-
6. Proto-Indo-European*upó
7. Proto-Italic*supo
8. Latinsub
9. Latinsub-
10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti
12. Proto-Italic*regō
13. Latinregō
14. Latinsubrigō
15. Latinsurrigō
16. Latinsurgere
17. Old Frenchsourdre
18. Old Frenchsours
19. Middle Englishsours
20. Englishsource
21. English todayresource

From re- + source.

Words from the same roots