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Where does “president” come from?

president (Swedish) comes from Old French president, from Latin praesidēns.

president (Swedish): a chairman, presiding member of an assembly, e.g....

Definitions

  1. a chairman, presiding member of an assembly, e.g....

Ancestry of “president”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpresident—
2Latinpraesidēns—

Words derived from “president”

  • pressa
  • presidenttipeli
  • presidentti
  • varapresidentti
  • presidenttiehdokkuus
  • presidentinvaalit
  • presidenttiehdokas
  • presidenttiys
  • presidentval
  • hovrättspresident
  • kammarrättspresident
  • vicepresident
Every word from Latin praesidēns →