"chairman, chair (of a board)" in seven languages
Meaningchairman, chair (of a board)
Spanish
presidente
/pɾesiˈdente/
masc.learned
French
président
/pʁezidɑ̃/
masc.learned
Italian
presidente
/preziˈdɛnte/
masc.learned
Portuguese
presidente
/pɾeziˈdẽtʃi/
masc.learned
Romanian
președinte
/preʃeˈdinte/
masc.other source · Romanian pre- + ședea 'to sit' (Latin SEDĒRE), modelled on French président
A home-made 'one who sits in front', built from inherited parts.
Catalan
president
/pɾəziˈden/
masc.learned
English
chairman
/ˈtʃɛɹmən/
other source · chair (Old French chaiere) + man
English → Italianchairman, chair (of a board)presidenteNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: president, preside.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
PRAESIDENTEM‘presiding (from PRAESIDĒRE 'to sit in front')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
English names the seat; the sisters keep Latin's 'one who sits in front'. The same word heads a company and a country.
English relatives: president, preside
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In a sentence
- esEl presidente abrió la reunión.
- frLe président a ouvert la séance.
- itIl presidente ha aperto la riunione.
- ptO presidente abriu a reunião.
- roPreședintele a deschis ședința.
- caEl president va obrir la reunió.
- enThe chairman opened the meeting.
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