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

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

Initially, it meant 'to awaken or raise again,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.