Where does “presidente” come from?

presidente (Interlingua) comes from Italian presidente, from Latin praesideo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

presidente (Interlingua): president

Definitions

  1. president

Ancestry of “presidente”, step by step

presidente traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian presidente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpresidentechairman, chairperson, chair, chief; president
2LatinpraesideoI sit before or in front of; I sit beforehand; I...
3Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
4Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English President

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPresidentAn honorific for the head of state of a republic;...
2Old Frenchpresident
3Latinpraesidēnssitting before or in front of

via French président

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprésidentpresident; Speaker; third-person plural present...

Words derived from “presidente

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-