Where does “resident” come from?
resident (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, from Latin resido, from Latin sido, from Proto-Italic sizdō, from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
Ancestry of “resident”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | resident | resident; residing |
| 2 | Latin | residēns | residing, abiding, tarrying, lingering |
| 3 | Latin | resido | I sit, I settle in a place; I abate, I subside |
| 4 | Latin | sido | I sit down, I seat oneself, I settle; I sink... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sizdō | sit, settle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sísdeti | to be sitting down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |