"residential" in seven languages
Meaningresidential
Spanish
residencial
/ɾesidenˈθjal/
learned
French
résidentiel
/ʁezidɑ̃sjɛl/
learned
fem.: résidentielle
Italian
residenziale
/residenˈtsjale/
learned
Portuguese
residencial
/hezidẽsiˈaw/
learned
Romanian
rezidențial
/rezidentsiˈal/
learned
Catalan
residencial
/rəzidənsiˈal/
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English
residential
/ɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/
from Latin/French · Medieval Latin RESIDENTIA + -al
English → ItalianresidentialresidenzialeCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
RESIDENTIAM (Medieval Latin)‘residence (RESIDĒRE 'to sit back, stay')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Modern adjectives built on residencia, résidence, residenza. RESIDĒRE is 'to sit back', from SEDĒRE 'to sit', the root of English sediment and session.
English relatives: reside, resident, residue, sediment
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In a sentence
- esViven en una zona residencial tranquila.
- frIls habitent dans un quartier résidentiel calme.
- itAbitano in una zona residenziale tranquilla.
- ptEles moram num bairro residencial tranquilo.
- roLocuiesc într-o zonă rezidențială liniștită.
- caViuen en una zona residencial tranquil·la.
- enThey live in a quiet residential area.