residentresident

Resident comes from Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (re- + sedeō ‘to sit’).

1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsedeō¹‘to sit’
2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEresideō²‘to remain behind’
3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEresidēns²‘residing’present participle of resideō
4. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400resident²
5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500resident²
6. Englishearliest quotation 1651resident²

1. ¹ Wiktionary, Latin resideo
2. ² Wiktionary, English resident
3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1651, Jeremy Taylor, [XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summ: “stable and resident like a rock”.