Where does “reseant” come from?

reseant (Old French) comes 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.

reseant (Old French): resident; residing; resident

Definitions

  1. resident; residing; resident

Ancestry of “reseant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinresidēnsresiding, abiding, tarrying, lingering
2LatinresidoI sit, I settle in a place; I abate, I subside
3LatinsidoI sit down, I seat oneself, I settle; I sink...
4Proto-Italicsizdōsit, settle
5Proto-Indo-Europeansísdetito be sitting down
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-
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