'resource' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'resourse,' where 're-' meant 'again' and 'sourdre' meant 'to rise.'

'resourse' transformed into the Middle English word 'resourse,' and eventually became the modern English word 'resource.'

Initially, it meant 'a source of help or supply,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a stock or supply of materials or assets.'