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English word résumé comes from Latin sumo, Latin re-, and later Latin resumo (I recover. I resume. I take again; take back.)

sumo (Latin)

I adopt; borrow.. I buy, purchase.. I choose, select.. I exact satisfaction, inflict punishment.. I fascinate, charm.. I obtain, acquire, receive, get, take.. I take, take up, assume; seize; claim, arrogate.. I undertake, begin, enter upon.. I use, apply, employ, spend, consume.

re- (Latin)

Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.

resumo (Latin)

I recover. I resume. I take again; take back.

résumer (French)

To summarize, to sum up.

résumé (French)

Abstract (of an academic paper). Summary, résumé.

résumé (English)

(chiefly, _, North America, Australia) A curriculum vitae; an account of one’s employment history and qualifications (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job). [from 20th c.]. A summary or synopsis. [from 18th c.].

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