Where does “Präsident” come from?

Präsident (German) comes from French président, from Latin praesidēns — sitting before or in front of.

Präsident (German): president; chairman, chairperson, chair

Definitions

  1. president; chairman, chairperson, chair

Ancestry of “Präsident”, step by step

Präsident traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French président

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprésidentpresident; Speaker; third-person plural present...
2Latinpraesidēnssitting before or in front of

via Latin praesidentem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraesidentemaccusative masculine singular of praesidēns;...

Words derived from “Präsident”

Every word from Latin praesidēns →Every word from French président →