presidentti

Finnish

p
Definitions
  • president head of state or chairperson

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish president derived from Old French president derived from Latin praesidēns (president, presiding over, leader, sitting in front), sedeō (sit, I sit, be situated, settle down) derived from Proto-Italic *sedēō derived from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (sit), *sed- (sit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sed-

Gloss

sit

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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