residuo

/reˈsidwo/ · B2 · noun · m

remainder

🗑️ residuo = re- (back) + sedere (sit): what sits left behind

From Latin residuum, from residere, 're-' (back) + 'sedere' (to sit). Residue is what stays seated after the rest has gone. Sounds like English 'residue', so the link is direct: leftover, remainder, waste.

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