'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,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.