Where does “residència” come from?

residència (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin residentia, 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.

residència (Catalan): residence

Definitions

  1. residence

Ancestry of “residència”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinresidentianominative neuter plural of residēns; accusative...
2Latinresidēnsresiding, abiding, tarrying, lingering
3LatinresidoI sit, I settle in a place; I abate, I subside
4LatinsidoI sit down, I seat oneself, I settle; I sink...
5Proto-Italicsizdōsit, settle
6Proto-Indo-Europeansísdetito be sitting down
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sísdetiEvery word from Proto-Italic sizdō