Where does “потпредседник” come from?
потпредседник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian председник, from German Vorsitzender, from Latin praeses, from Latin praesideo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
потпредседник (Serbo-Croatian): vice president
Ancestry of “потпредседник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | председник | president |
| 2 | German | Vorsitzender | chairman, chairperson, chair, board chairman;... |
| 3 | Latin | praeses | sitting before; protector, guard, guardian,... |
| 4 | Latin | praesideo | I sit before or in front of; I sit beforehand; I... |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |