Etymology of the English word president
the English word
presidentderived from the Old French word
presidentderived from the Latin word
praesidensderived from the Latin word
praesidere (keep, watch, stand)
derived from the Latin word
sidere (settle; sink down; sit down)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sed-using the Latin prefix
prae-derived from the Latin word
prae (in front of; before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*prai-derived from the Classical Latin word
sedere (sit, remain; settle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sed-Derivations in English
presidentship,
prexyCognates
Dutch
president, French
président, German
Präsident, Italian
presidente, Lithuanian
prezidentas, Norwegian
president, Polish
prezydent, Russian
президент, Swedish
presidentUsage
Word found in Modern English
