Where does “nonresidence” come from?
nonresidence (English) comes from English residence, from Old French residence, from Latin residentia, from Latin residēns, from Latin resido, from Latin sido, from Proto-Italic sizdō, from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti — to sit.
nonresidence (English): The state or condition of being nonresident; A...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being nonresident; A...
Ancestry of “nonresidence”, step by step
nonresidence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English residence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | residence | The place where one lives; one's home; A building... |
| 2 | Old French | residence | residence (place where one resides) |
| 3 | Latin | residentia | nominative neuter plural of residēns; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | residēns | residing, abiding, tarrying, lingering |
| 5 | Latin | resido | I sit, I settle in a place; I abate, I subside |
| 6 | Latin | sido | I sit down, I seat oneself, I settle; I sink... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sizdō | sit, settle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sísdeti | to be sitting down |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |