Where does “residen” come from?
residen (Malay) comes from English resident, from Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, from Latin resido, from Latin sido, from Proto-Italic sizdō, from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti — to sit.
residen (Malay): A representative of the British government on occupied territory or in a protectorate of the British empire
Definitions
- A representative of the British government on occupied territory or in a protectorate of the British empire
Ancestry of “residen”, step by step
residen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English resident
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resident | A person, animal or plant living at a certain... |
| 2 | Middle English | resident | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | resident | resident; residing |
| 4 | Latin | residēns | residing, abiding, tarrying, lingering |
| 5 | Latin | resido | I sit, I settle in a place; I abate, I subside |
| 6 | Latin | sido | I sit down, I seat oneself, I settle; I sink... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sizdō | sit, settle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sísdeti | to be sitting down |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |