myEtymology.com: English etymology of presidio

Etymology of the English word presidio

the English word presidio

derived from the Spanish word presidio

derived from the Latin word praesidium (protection; help; guard)

derived 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-

Word found in Modern English