Where does “naispresidentti” come from?

naispresidentti (Finnish) comes from Finnish presidentti, from Swedish president, from Old French president, from Latin praesidēns — sitting before or in front of.

naispresidentti (Finnish): female president

Definitions

  1. female president

Ancestry of “naispresidentti”, step by step

naispresidentti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish presidentti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpresidenttipresident
2Swedishpresidenta chairman, presiding member of an assembly, e.g....
3Old Frenchpresident—
4Latinpraesidēnssitting before or in front of

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Latin praesidēns →Every word from Old French president →Every word from Swedish president →