Where does “residual” come from?
residual (Portuguese) comes from Italian residuo, from Latin residuum, from Latin residuus, from Latin resideō, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
residual (Portuguese): residual
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Ancestry of “residual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | residuo | remaining; residual; remainder |
| 2 | Latin | residuum | nominative neuter singular of residuus;... |
| 3 | Latin | residuus | remaining; residuary; persisting, surviving |
| 4 | Latin | resideō | to reside, abide, tarry, linger |
| 5 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |