Where does “presentar” come from?

presentar (Spanish) comes from Latin praesento, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

presentar (Spanish): to present, to submit

Definitions

  1. to present, to submit

Ancestry of “presentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpraesentoI present, exhibit or show
2Latinpraesēnspresent, immediate, at hand, existing
3Latinpraeessepresent active infinitive of praesum; be in front...
4LatinpraesumI am before something; I preside or rule over; I...
5Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
6Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “presentar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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