resent

Where does the word "resent" come from? It comes from Latin resentire, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).

Resent’s story begins in Latin: resentire meant “to feel strongly again.” To feel again, to feel strongly, from re- (again) and sentire (to feel). It reached English by 1600s as resent. Settled as the English word for feeling bitter about an unfair treatment. Today, resent means to feel bitterness or indignation at being treated unfairly.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient resentire "to feel strongly again", to feel again, to feel strongly, from re- (again) and sentire (to feel).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1600s resent "to feel bitter about being treated unfairly", settled as the English word for feeling bitter about an unfair treatment.