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Where does “praesentāre” come from?

praesentāre (Latin) comes from French présenter, from Latin praesento, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “praesentāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprésenterto introduce, to present; to show, to present; to...
2LatinpraesentoI present, exhibit or show
3Latinpraesēns—
4Latinpraeessepresent active infinitive of praesum; be in front...
5LatinpraesumI am before something; I preside or rule over; I...
6Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
7Proto-Italicprai-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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