myEtymology.com: English etymology of resurrect

Etymology of the English word resurrect

the English word resurrect

derived from the English word resurrection

derived from the Old French word resurrection

derived from the Latin word resurrectio (resurrection, rising again)

derived from the Latin word resurrectus

derived from the Latin word resurgere (rise, appear again; rare up again)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word surgere (rise, lift; grow)

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