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Where does “reside” come from?

Reside comes from Old French resider, from Latin resideo, combining the prefix re- with Latin sedēre meaning "to sit," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European sed-.

reside (English): To dwell permanently or for a considerable time;...

Definitions

  1. To dwell permanently or for a considerable time;...

Ancestry of “reside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchresider—
2Latinresideō—
3Latinsedeō—
4Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “reside”

  • residing
  • resider
  • nonresiding
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