'resuscitate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'resuscitare,' where 're-' meant 'again' and 'suscitare' meant 'to raise or stir up.'

'resuscitare' transformed into the French word 'resusciter,' and eventually became the modern English word 'resuscitate' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to raise or stir up again,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to revive from unconsciousness or apparent death.'