Where does “Resident” come from?
Resident (German) comes from French résident, from French résider, from Latin residēre, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Resident”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | résident | resident; third-person plural present indicative... |
| 2 | French | résider | to reside, live; to lie |
| 3 | Latin | residēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |