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Stage 1 of 4
salire
Latin · ancient
"to jump, to leap"
to jump, to leap, combined with re- (back)
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Stage 2 of 4
resilire
Latin · ancient
"to jump back, to spring back"
to jump back, to spring back, from re- and salire
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Stage 3 of 4
resiliens
Latin · ancient
"springing back"
springing back, present participle of resilire
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Stage 4 of 4
resilient
English · 1600s
"able to recover quickly from difficulty or damage"
settled as the English word for something able to recover quickly from difficulty
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