Where does “presidenttikausi” come from?

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

presidenttikausi (Finnish): presidential term, presidency

Definitions

  1. presidential term, presidency

Ancestry of “presidenttikausi”, step by step

presidenttikausi 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 kausi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkausiperiod, age, epoch, season; term; period
2Proto-Finnickauci(section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey
3Proto-Finno-Permickawteroad? way? passage ?
Every word from Latin praesidēns →Every word from Old French president →Every word from Swedish president →