'resurface' originates from the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and the word 'surface' from Latin 'superficies', where 'super-' meant 'above' and 'facies' meant 'face'.

'resurface' evolved from the combination of 're-' and 'surface', which was used in Middle English as 'superfice'.

Initially, it meant 'to appear again on the surface', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.