Where does “microresidue” come from?
microresidue (English) comes from English residue, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, from Latin residuus, from Latin resideō, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
microresidue (English): A very small residue
Definitions
- A very small residue
Ancestry of “microresidue”, step by step
microresidue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English residue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | residue | Whatever remains after something else has been... |
| 2 | Old French | residu | — |
| 3 | Latin | residuum | nominative neuter singular of residuus;... |
| 4 | Latin | residuus | remaining; residuary; persisting, surviving |
| 5 | Latin | resideō | to reside, abide, tarry, linger |
| 6 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |