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Where does “residually” come from?

residually (English) comes from English residual, from English residue, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, from Latin residuus, from Latin resideō, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō.

residually (English): To a residual extent

Definitions

  1. To a residual extent

Ancestry of “residually”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresidualOf, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left...
2EnglishresidueWhatever remains after something else has been...
3Old Frenchresidu—
4Latinresiduumnominative neuter singular of residuus;...
5Latinresiduusremaining; residuary; persisting, surviving
6Latinresideō—
7Latinsedeō—
8Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
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