Where does “repræsented” come from?
repræsented (English) comes from English præsent, from English present, from Middle English present, from Old French present, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.
repræsented (English): simple past tense and past participle of...
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- simple past tense and past participle of...
Ancestry of “repræsented”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | præsent | Archaic spelling of present; Alternative spelling... |
| 2 | English | present | Relating to now, for the time being; current;... |
| 3 | Middle English | present | — |
| 4 | Old French | present | gift; present; present |
| 5 | Latin | praesēns | — |
| 6 | Latin | praeesse | present active infinitive of praesum; be in front... |
| 7 | Latin | praesum | I am before something; I preside or rule over; I... |
| 8 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |