Where does “resident” come from?

resident (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin residēns, from Latin resido, from Latin sido, from Proto-Italic sizdō, from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

resident (Anglo-Norman): resident; residing

Definitions

  1. resident; residing

Ancestry of “resident”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinresidēnsresiding, abiding, tarrying, lingering
2LatinresidoI sit, I settle in a place; I abate, I subside
3LatinsidoI sit down, I seat oneself, I settle; I sink...
4Proto-Italicsizdōsit, settle
5Proto-Indo-Europeansísdetito be sitting down
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “resident”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti →Every word from Proto-Italic sizdō →