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Where does “kestopreesens” come from?

kestopreesens (Finnish) comes from Finnish preesens, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

kestopreesens (Finnish): present continuous, present progressive

Definitions

  1. present continuous, present progressive

Ancestry of “kestopreesens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpreesenspresent tense
2Latinpraesēns—
3Latinpraeessepresent active infinitive of praesum; be in front...
4LatinpraesumI am before something; I preside or rule over; I...
5Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
6Proto-Italicprai-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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