Etymology of the Latin word praesidium
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-Derivations in Latin
praesidia,
praesidiariDerivations in other languages
Italian
presidio, Portuguese
presídio, Romanian
prezidiu, Russian
prezidium, Spanish
presidio
