Etymograph

English

residence

Residence comes from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residēns, participle of resideō ‘to reside’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEresideō1‘to reside’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEresidēns1
  3. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500residentia1
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400residence1
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500residence1
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1627residence1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English residence
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1627, (please specify the page, or |century=I to X): “Separation[…]is wrought by Weight; as in the ordinary Residence…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEresideōWiktionary, English residence‘to reside’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEresidēnsWiktionary, English residence
  3. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500residentiaWiktionary, English residence
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400residenceWiktionary, English residence
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500residenceWiktionary, English residence
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1627residenceWiktionary, English residence. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1627, (please specify the page, or |century=I to X): “Separation[…]is wrought by Weight; as in the ordinary Residence…”

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Today it means

noun The place where one lives (resides); one's home.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “residence”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin resideō / residence