Where does “resident” come from?
Resident comes from Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residens, the present participle of Latin resideo, meaning to remain or dwell, composed of the prefix re- and the root sed-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed-, meaning to sit.
resident (English): A person, animal or plant living at a certain...
Definitions
- A person, animal or plant living at a certain...
Ancestry of “resident”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | resident | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | resident | resident; residing |
| 3 | Latin | residēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | resido | I sit, I settle in a place; I abate, I subside |
| 5 | Latin | sido | I sit down, I seat oneself, I settle; I sink... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sizdō | sit, settle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sísdeti | to be sitting down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “resident”