Where does “kepresidenan” come from?
kepresidenan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian presiden, from Dutch president, from Middle Dutch president, from Old French president, from Latin praesidēns — sitting before or in front of.
kepresidenan (Indonesian): presidency
Definitions
- presidency
Ancestry of “kepresidenan”, step by step
kepresidenan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian presiden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | presiden | president |
| 2 | Dutch | president | president |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | president | — |
| 4 | Old French | president | — |
| 5 | Latin | praesidēns | sitting before or in front of |
via Indonesian ke- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 2 | Malay | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *kə- -an | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |