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President

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the elected head of a republic, or the leader of an organization
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Stage 1 of 3
prae sedere
Latin · ancient
"to sit before"
to sit before, from prae- (before) and sedere (to sit)
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Stage 2 of 3
praesidens
Latin · ancient
"one who presides"
one who presides, present participle of praesidere
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Stage 3 of 3
president
English · 1300s
"the head of an organization or state"
settled as the English word for the head of an organization or state
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