Where does “президе́нт” come from?

президе́нт (Russian) comes from German Präsident, from French président, from Latin praesidēns — sitting before or in front of.

президе́нт (Russian): president

Definitions

  1. president

Ancestry of “президе́нт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPräsidentpresident; chairman, chairperson, chair
2Frenchprésidentpresident; Speaker; third-person plural present...
3Latinpraesidēnssitting before or in front of

Words derived from “президе́нт”

Every word from Latin praesidēns →Every word from French président →Every word from German Präsident →