'resilience' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'resilire,' where 're-' meant 'back' and 'salire' meant 'to jump.'

'resilire' transformed into the French word 'résilience,' and eventually became the modern English word 'resilience' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to jump back,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the ability to recover quickly from difficulties.'