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Where does “praesideo” come from?

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

praesideo (Latin): I sit before or in front of; I sit beforehand; I...

Definitions

  1. I sit before or in front of; I sit beforehand; I...

Ancestry of “praesideo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
2Proto-Italicprai-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “praesideo”

  • president
  • presidential
  • VP
  • preside
  • presidio
  • presidium
  • presidentship
  • presider
  • presidentially
  • prez
  • presidial
  • nonpresidential
  • copresident
  • postpresidential
  • prepresidential
  • unpresidential
  • presidentiality
  • presidentess
  • veepee
  • presidentress
  • presidents
  • ex-president
  • president-elect
  • presidentialness
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