Where does “prezident” come from?

prezident (Upper Sorbian) comes from German Präsident, from French président, from Latin praesidēns — sitting before or in front of.

prezident (Upper Sorbian): president

Definitions

  1. president

Ancestry of “prezident”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPräsidentpresident; chairman, chairperson, chair
2Frenchprésidentpresident; Speaker; third-person plural present...
3Latinpraesidēnssitting before or in front of
Every word from Latin praesidēns →Every word from French président →Every word from German Präsident →
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