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Where does “praeesse” come from?

praeesse (Latin) comes from Latin praesum, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

praeesse (Latin): present active infinitive of praesum; be in front...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of praesum; be in front...

Ancestry of “praeesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpraesumI am before something; I preside or rule over; I...
2Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
3Proto-Italicprai-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “praeesse”

  • present
  • represent
  • representation
  • presently
  • representational
  • misrepresentation
  • omnipresent
  • presenter
  • presentable
  • presentment
  • misrepresent
  • representable
  • overrepresentation
  • underrepresentation
  • presentism
  • presentative
  • presentist
  • unrepresentable
  • presentness
  • representationalism
  • unpresentable
  • nonrepresentational
  • presentee
  • representationalist
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