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- Latin · derived fromresiduum
- Old French · derived fromresidu
- Middle English · inherited fromresidue
- English todayresidue
From Middle English residue, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, neuter of residuus (“remaining”), from resideō (“to remain behind”). Doublet of residuum.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.