'resignation' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'resignatio,' where 're-' meant 'again' and 'signare' meant 'to sign.'

'resignatio' transformed into the Old French word 'resignacion,' and eventually became the modern English word 'resignation' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to sign again or relinquish,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'quitting a position' and 'acceptance of the inevitable.'