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Where does “presentation” come from?

Presentation comes from Old French presentation, from Latin praesentationem, from Latin praesentatio, the noun form of praesentia meaning presence or a showing forth.

presentation (English): The act of presenting, or something presented; A...

Definitions

  1. The act of presenting, or something presented; A...

Ancestry of “presentation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpresentationpresentation
2Latinpraesentātiōnem—

Words derived from “presentation”

  • presentational
  • preso
  • malpresentation
  • presentationally
  • nonpresentation
  • postpresentation
  • nonpresentational
  • presentationalism
  • self-presentation
Every word from Latin praesentātiōnem →