Resurrection etymology

English

English word resurrection comes from Latin resuregere (rise again) via Old French resurrection

Etymology of resurrection

Detailed word origin of resurrection

Dictionary entry Language Definition
resurgere Latin (lat) A word meaning "rise again" from re- (again) and surgere (rise)
resurrectio Latin (lat) rising again
resurrection Old French (fro)
resurrectiun Anglo-Norman (xno)
resurrection English (en) (Christianity) The Resurrection: The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.. The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.