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Where does “pressa” come from?

pressa (Finnish) comes from Finnish presidentti, from Swedish president, from Old French president, from Latin praesidēns.

pressa (Finnish): prez

Definitions

  1. prez

Ancestry of “pressa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpresidenttipresident
2Swedishpresidenta chairman, presiding member of an assembly, e.g....
3Old Frenchpresident—
4Latinpraesidēns—
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