Etymology of the English word resurrection
the English word
resurrectionderived from the Old French word
resurrectionderived from the Latin word
resurrectio (resurrection, rising again)
derived from the Latin word
resurrectusderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of resurrection in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
resurrectionary,
resurrectionism,
resurrectionist,
resurrectUsage
Word found in Modern English
