"R" Word Origins

resection

Latin

From Latin resectio, "a cutting off," from resecare ("to cut back").

resell

Origin

From re- ("again") plus sell.

resemblance

Old French

From Old French resemblance, from resembler ("to resemble").

resemble

Old French

From Old French resembler, from re- plus sembler ("to seem").

resend

English

Formed from the prefix re- "again" and send.

resent

Old French

From Old French resentir, "to feel strongly," from re- plus sentir ("to feel").

resentful

Origin

From resent plus the adjective ending -ful.

resentment

French

From "resent" plus "-ment", ultimately from French sentir, "to feel" — the same root as "sentiment" and "sensation".

reservation

French

From French reservation, built from "reserve" plus the noun ending "-ation".

reserve

Latin

From Old French reserver, from Latin reservare, "to keep back, retain".

reservoir

French

From French réservoir, "storehouse", from réserver, "to reserve, keep".

reset

Origin

From "re-" plus "set".

reshape

Origin

From "re-" plus "shape".

reshore

Origin

From re- + shore, after offshore.

reside

Latin

From Old French resider, from Latin resideo, "to remain behind, dwell" — from re- ("back") plus sedeo ("sit").

residence

Medieval Latin

From Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from Latin resideo, "to remain behind".

residency

Origin

From "reside" plus "-ency", or "resident" plus "-cy".

resident

Latin

From Latin residens, present participle of resideo, "to remain behind, dwell".

residual

Latin

From "residue", from Latin residuum, "a remainder", from resideo, "to remain behind".

residue

Latin

From Old French residu, from Latin residuum, "remaining", from resideo, "to remain behind".

residuum

Origin

From Latin residuum. Doublet of residue.

resign

Latin

From Latin resignare, "to unseal, annul" — from re- plus signare, "to seal, stamp".

resignation

Medieval Latin

From Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignatio, from "resign" plus "-ation".

resile

Origin

From Middle French resiler (compare French résilier), from Latin resiliō (“spring back”), from re- (“back”) + saliō (“to jump”).

resilience

Latin

From Latin resilire, "to spring back."

resilient

Latin

Borrowed from Latin resiliens, "rebounding", present participle of resilio.

resin

Latin

From Old French résine, from Latin resina, itself from Greek rhetine.

resinous

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French résineux; cf. Latin resinosus. By surface analysis, resin + -ous.

resist

Latin

From Latin resistere, "to stand back, oppose" — from re- plus sistere, "to cause to stand".

resistance

Latin

From Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia, built from "resist" plus "-ance".

resistant

French

From French résistant, built from "resist" plus "-ant".

resolute

Latin

From Latin resolutus, "released", past participle of resolvere — the same root as "resolve" and "solve".

resolution

Latin · 1412

Recorded from 1412 as Middle English resolucioun, from Latin resolutio, "a loosening", from resolvere — related to "resolve".

resolve

Latin

From Old French resolver, ultimately from Latin resolvere, "to loosen, resolve" — the same root as "solve".

resolvent

Origin

From Latin resolvēns, present participle of resolvere: compare French résolvant. See resolve.

resonance

Latin

From Latin resonantia, "echo", from resono, "to resound".

resonant

Latin

Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonantem.

resonate

Latin

Borrowed from Latin resono, "to resound again".

resort

Old French

From Old French resortir, "to fall back, have recourse".

resound

Latin

From Old French resoner, from Latin resonare, "to sound again" — from re- plus sono, "to sound".

resounding

Origin

From "resound" plus "-ing".

resource

Latin

From Middle French ressource, ultimately from Latin resurgo, "to rise again" — related to "resurgent".

resourceful

Origin

From "resource" plus "-ful".

resourcefulness

Origin

From "resourceful" plus "-ness".

respect

Latin

From Old French respect, from Latin respectus, "a looking back, regard" — from re- ("back") plus specio ("to see"). A doublet of "respite".

respectability

Origin

Built from respect plus the suffix -ability, following the pattern of turning an adjective (respectable) into an abstract noun.

respectable

Origin

From respect plus -able, meaning literally "worthy of respect."

respectful

Origin

From respect plus -ful, "full of respect."