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Where does “praesidere” come from?

praesidere (Latin) comes from Latin sedēre, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

Ancestry of “praesidere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsedēre—
2Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →