Where does “prezidentūra” come from?

prezidentūra (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian prezidentas, from French président, from Latin praesidēns — sitting before or in front of.

prezidentūra (Lithuanian): presidential palace, president's residence

Definitions

  1. presidential palace, president's residence

Ancestry of “prezidentūra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianprezidentaspresident
2Frenchprésidentpresident; Speaker; third-person plural present...
3Latinpraesidēnssitting before or in front of
Every word from Latin praesidēns →Every word from French président →Every word from Lithuanian prezidentas →