English → Latin
“resume” in Latin
resūmōto take again; take back; to resume; to recoverrecipiōto take back, (i.e., regain possession of something); to recapture; to receive, accept, admitrepetōto attack again; to go back to; to recommence, resume, renew or repeat an action; to recount, to recall, to recollectredintegrōto restore or renew, refresh or reviverevocōto recall (troops, etc.), to call back; to withdraw; to revive
The English word resume itself goes back to Latin emō, through resumere.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
resume
resumere: recipere (to take again): denuo incipere: repetere: redintegrare, revocare (to begin again).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for resume?
- The usual Latin words for “resume” are resūmō, recipiō, repetō; also redintegrō, revocō. 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.