"resource" in seven languages
Meaningresource
Spanish
recurso
/reˈkuɾso/
masc.other source · Latin RECURSUM 'a running back, return'
French
ressource
/ʁəsuʁs/
fem.inherited
Italian
risorsa
/riˈsorsa/
fem.borrowed · French ressource
Portuguese
recurso
/heˈkuhsu/
masc.other source · Latin RECURSUM 'a running back, return'
Romanian
resursă
/reˈsursə/
fem.borrowed · French ressource
Catalan
recurs
/rəˈkuɾs/
masc.other source · Latin RECURSUM 'a running back, return'
English
resource
/ˈɹisɔɹs/
from Latin/French · French ressource
English → ItalianresourcerisorsaCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
RESURGERE‘to rise again’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
French ressource comes from an old verb resourdre 'to rise again' (RESURGERE): what lets you get back on your feet. Italian borrowed it; Spanish says recurso, something you 'run back' to.
English relatives: resurgence, resurrection
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In a sentence
- esEl país tiene pocos recursos naturales.
- frLe pays a peu de ressources naturelles.
- itIl paese ha poche risorse naturali.
- ptO país tem poucos recursos naturais.
- roȚara are puține resurse naturale.
- caEl país té pocs recursos naturals.
- enThe country has few natural resources.