Where does “президентка” come from?
президентка (Ukrainian) comes from Russian президе́нт, from German Präsident, from French président, from Latin praesidēns — sitting before or in front of.
Ancestry of “президентка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | президе́нт | president |
| 2 | German | Präsident | president; chairman, chairperson, chair |
| 3 | French | président | president; Speaker; third-person plural present... |
| 4 | Latin | praesidēns | sitting before or in front of |