resident

The story

1. Russian · semantic loan fromрезиде́нт
2. Latin · derived fromresidēns
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromresident
4. Middle English · inherited fromresident
5. English todayresident

From Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”), equivalent to reside + -ent, from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“to sit”). Doublet of resiant and rezident. The espionage sense is a semantic loan from Russian резиде́нт (rezidént). (physician): So called because in the 19th century they resided in the hospital dormitories.

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