English
residue
Residue comes from Latin residuus ‘remaining’, from sedeō ‘sit, be situated’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sedéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sedēō‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsedeō‘sit, be situated’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEresideō‘to remain behind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEresiduus‘remaining’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEresiduumneuter of residuus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400residu
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500residue
- Englishearliest quotation 2001residue
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sedéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sedēō‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsedeō‘sit, be situated’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEresideō‘to remain behind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEresiduus‘remaining’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEresiduumneuter of residuus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400residu
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500residue
- Englishearliest quotation 2001residue
Earliest quotation: 2001, Publications of the Research Institute f: “By taking residues, we can represent this integral in…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, sell, seat, method, chair, sitting, sit, settle, niche, nest, possess, saddle, exodus, nye, subsidy, prasad, cathode, soot, setter, anode, beset, chaise, sate, ersatz, salo, polyhedron, nias, besiege, nidal, 83 more
through Proto-Italic *sedēō ‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’
possession, obsession, assessor, assize, presidente, 26 more
through Latin sedeō ‘sit, be situated’
size, president, session, assess, siege, sedan, sediment, sedentary, sedative, insidious, possessive, sedate, dissident, obsess, seance, séance, sessile, presidio, presidium, 30 more
Today it means
noun That which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / residue