myEtymology.com: French etymology of president

Etymology of the French word president

the Old French word president

derived from the Latin word praesidens

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 Old French