'revivification' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'revivificare,' where 're-' meant 'again' and 'vivificare' meant 'to make alive.'

'revivificare' transformed into the French word 'révivifier,' and eventually became the modern English word 'revivification' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to make alive again,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.