Where does “présent” come from?
présent (Norman) comes from French présent, from French présenter, from Latin praesento, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
présent (Norman): present tense; gift, present
Definitions
- present tense; gift, present
Ancestry of “présent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | présent | present; current, present; present tense |
| 2 | French | présenter | to introduce, to present; to show, to present; to... |
| 3 | Latin | praesento | I present, exhibit or show |
| 4 | Latin | praesēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | praeesse | present active infinitive of praesum; be in front... |
| 6 | Latin | praesum | I am before something; I preside or rule over; I... |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |