"presence" in seven languages
Meaningpresence
Spanish
presencia
/pɾeˈsenθja/
fem.learned
French
présence
/pʁezɑ̃s/
fem.learned
Italian
presenza
/preˈzɛntsa/
fem.learned
Portuguese
presença
/pɾeˈzẽsɐ/
fem.learned
Romanian
prezență
/preˈzentsə/
fem.learned
Catalan
presència
/pɾəˈzɛnsiə/
fem.learned
English
presence
/ˈpɹɛzəns/
from Latin/French · Old French presence
English → ItalianpresencepresenzaCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
PRAESENTIAM‘being at hand’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
PRAE 'before' + the participle of ESSE 'to be': being before someone. In Italian, also attendance: segnare le presenze 'to take the register'.
English relatives: present, presently, represent
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In a sentence
- esSe requiere su presencia.
- frVotre présence est requise.
- itLa sua presenza è richiesta.
- ptA sua presença é necessária.
- roPrezența dumneavoastră este necesară.
- caEs requereix la seva presència.
- enYour presence is required.