Etymology of the English word resident
the English word
residentderived from the Latin word
residensderived from the Latin word
residere (abate, subside; be left over; sit down, on, in; sit down; settle; abate)
derived from the Classical Latin word
sedere (sit, remain; settle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sed-using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
sidere (settle; sink down; sit down)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sed-Derivations in English
nonresident,
residencyUsage
Word found in Modern English
