Where does “residuum” come from?
Residuum comes from Latin residuum, noun form of residuus meaning "remaining," from residere meaning "to sit back," combining Latin re- "back" with the root sed- meaning "to sit."
residuum (English): The residue, remainder or rest of something; The...
Definitions
- The residue, remainder or rest of something; The...
Ancestry of “residuum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | residuum | nominative neuter singular of residuus;... |
| 2 | Latin | residuus | remaining; residuary; persisting, surviving |
| 3 | Latin | resideō | — |
| 4 | Latin | sedeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |