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praesens.

present, immediate, at hand, existing

8 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈprae̯.sẽːs]Classical-Latin[ˈprɛː.s̬ens]

  1. present, immediate, at hand, existing

    declension-3 · one-termination · participle

  2. prompt

    declension-3 · one-termination · participle

  3. propitious

    declension-3 · one-termination · participle

  4. present

    declension-3 · one-termination · participle
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *ezom~*som Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom) Old Latin esum Latin sum Latin praesum Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin praesens Present active participle of praesum, from prae- + sum.

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