Where does “résident” come from?
résident (French) comes from French résider, from Latin residēre, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
résident (French): resident; third-person plural present indicative...
Definitions
- resident; third-person plural present indicative...
Ancestry of “résident”, step by step
résident traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French résider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | résider | to reside, live; to lie |
| 2 | Latin | residēre | — |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Latin residēns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | residēns | residing, abiding, tarrying, lingering |
| 2 | Latin | resido | I sit, I settle in a place; I abate, I subside |
| 3 | Latin | sido | I sit down, I seat oneself, I settle; I sink... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sizdō | sit, settle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sísdeti | to be sitting down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |