Where does “résidu” come from?

résidu (French) comes from Latin residuus, from Latin resideō, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

résidu (French): residue, remainder

Definitions

  1. residue, remainder

Ancestry of “résidu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinresiduusremaining; residuary; persisting, surviving
2Latinresideōto reside, abide, tarry, linger
3Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
4Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “résidu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedēō →Every word from Latin sedeō →