Where does “presidentiable” come from?
presidentiable (English) comes from English presidential, from English President, from Latin praesideo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
presidentiable (English): A presidential candidate considered to have a good chance of winning an election
Definitions
- A presidential candidate considered to have a good chance of winning an election
Ancestry of “presidentiable”, step by step
presidentiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English presidential
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | presidential | Pertaining to a president or presidency;... |
| 2 | English | President | An honorific for the head of state of a republic;... |
| 3 | Latin | praesideo | I sit before or in front of; I sit beforehand; I... |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via French présidentiable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | présidentiable | potentially presidential |
| 2 | French | -able | able |
| 3 | Middle French | -able | able |
| 4 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 5 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |