English → Latin
“resource” in Latin
auxiliumhelp, aid, assistance, relief; antidote, remedysubsidiumhelp, support, aid, relief; reinforcement; reserve (troops)praesidiumdefence, protection, guardianship; help, aid, assistance; guard, garrison, convoy, escortadiūmentumhelp, assistance, supportīnstrūmentumAn instrument, tool, utensil; supply, provision; paraphernalia, equipmentfacultāsability to do any thing easily, skill, capacity, power; means, resources; opportunity, chanceopsstrength, power, power to help, property; resources, wealth, riches; assistance, help, aid, supportcōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches; plenty, fulness, multitude; opportunity, facilities (the means of doing
The English word resource itself goes back to Latin surgō, through resurgō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
resource
auxilium: subsidium: praesidium: adjumentum (aid): instrumentum (means): resources = property, etc., facultates, opes, copiae, plur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for resource?
- The usual Latin words for “resource” are auxilium, subsidium, praesidium; also adiūmentum, īnstrūmentum, facultās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.