Where does “presenter” come from?
presenter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål presentere, from Latin praesentāre, from French présenter, from Latin praesento, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.
presenter (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of presentere
Ancestry of “presenter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | presentere | to present; to introduce |
| 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 | — |
| 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- | — |
| 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 |