residence

/ˈɹezɪdəns/REH-zih-duhns

/ˈɹɛzɪdəns/REH-zih-duhns

Meaningthe state of sitting back (in a place)

Common meaning: a home

Other meanings: living in a place

reback, againSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 444 · scan
sidto sit; to stayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1658 · scan
encenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results

‘back, again’ + ‘to sit’ → residence

Journey through time

Latinre- + sedere‘back, again + to sit; to stay’source
Latinresidere‘to remain behind, reside’source
Old Frenchresidersource
Englishreside‘to live in a place’
Englishformed in English from resideresidence‘a home’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from reside + -ence.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), RESIDE, p.504 · scan

Roots

residere Latin “to remain behind, reside”
sedeō, sēdī, sessum Latin “to sit; to stay”

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