Etymology of the English word result
the English word
resultderived from the Latin word
resultare (reverberate, resound; re-echo)
derived from the Latin word
saltare (dance, jump; portray or represent in a dance)
derived from the Latin word
saltumderived from the Latin word
salire (leap, jump; move suddenly; salt, salt down, preserve with salt; spurt, discharge, be ejected under force)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sel-using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
resilire (leap or spring back; recoil; rebound)
derived from the Latin word
salire (leap, jump; move suddenly; salt, salt down, preserve with salt; spurt, discharge, be ejected under force)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sel-Date
The earliest known usage of result in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
resultingly,
resulted,
resultingCognates
Dutch
resulteren, French
résulter, German
resultieren, Norwegian
resultere, Swedish
resulteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
