- resort (n.)
- late 14c., "that to which one has recourse for aid or assistance," from Old French resort "resource, help," back-formation from resortir "to resort," literally "to go out again," from re- "again" (see re-) + sortir "go out" (see sortie). Meaning "place people go for recreation" is first recorded 1754. The verb is recorded from mid-15c. Phrase in the last resort (1670s) translates French en dernier ressort, originally of legal appeals.