Where does “presentment” come from?
Presentment comes from Old French presentment, from the Old French suffix -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin praesens, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European méntis and h₁ésmi meaning mind and to be.
presentment (English): A statement made on oath by a jury; The notice...
Definitions
- A statement made on oath by a jury; The notice...
Ancestry of “presentment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Anglo-Norman | presentment | presentation |
| 2 | Old French | presenter | to present |
| 3 | Latin | praesento | I present, exhibit or show |
| 4 | Latin | praesēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | praeesse | present active infinitive of praesum; be in front... |
| 6 | Latin | praesum | I am before something; I preside or rule over; I... |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |