president
/ˈpɹezəˌdent/PREH-zuh-dent
/ˈpɹɛzəˌdɛnt/PREH-zuh-dent
Meaningsitting before (others)
Common meaning: the head of a republic, firm or club
- prebeforeSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 409 · scan
- sidto sit; to stayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1658 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
‘before’ + ‘to sit’ → president
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from preside + -ent.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PRESIDE, p.465 · scan
Roots
- praesidere Latin “to sit in front”
- sedeō, sēdī, sessum Latin “to sit; to stay”
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