Where does “prēsentieren” come from?
prēsentieren (Middle High German) comes from Old French présenter, from Latin praesentāre, from French présenter, from Latin praesento, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “prēsentieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | présenter | to present show, reveal |
| 2 | Latin | praesentāre | — |
| 3 | French | présenter | to introduce, to present; to show, to present; to... |
| 4 | Latin | praesento | I present, exhibit or show |
| 5 | Latin | praesēns | present, immediate, at hand, existing |
| 6 | Latin | praeesse | present active infinitive of praesum; be in front... |
| 7 | Latin | praesum | I am before something; I preside or rule over; I... |
| 8 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |