Etymology of the English word residue
the English word
residuederived from the Old French word
residuderived from the Latin word
residuumderived 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-derived from the Latin word
residuus (remaining; lingering, persisting)
derived 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-derived from the French word
residuederived from the Latin word
residuumderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of residue in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
