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Where does “praesento” come from?

praesento (Latin) comes from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, 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.

praesento (Latin): I present, exhibit or show

Definitions

  1. I present, exhibit or show

Ancestry of “praesento”, step by step

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

Words derived from “praesento”

  • represent
  • representation
  • representational
  • misrepresentation
  • presentment
  • misrepresent
  • representable
  • overrepresentation
  • underrepresentation
  • unrepresentable
  • representationalism
  • nonrepresentational
  • representationalist
  • representability
  • representationally
  • representee
  • representer
  • representor
  • underrepresent
  • representamen
  • metarepresentational
  • representant
  • unrepresentability
  • overrepresent
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