"presidential" in seven languages
Meaningpresidential
Spanish
presidencial
/pɾesidenˈθjal/
learned
French
présidentiel
/pʁezidɑ̃sjɛl/
learned
La présidentielle, used alone, means the presidential election.
Italian
presidenziale
/prezidenˈtsjale/
learned
Portuguese
presidencial
/pɾezidẽsiˈaw/
learned
Romanian
prezidențial
/prezidentsiˈal/
borrowed · French présidentiel
Catalan
presidencial
/pɾəzidənsiˈal/
learned
English
presidential
/pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/
from Latin/French · president (Latin PRAESIDENTEM) + -ial
English → ItalianpresidentialpresidenzialeCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
PRAESIDENTEM‘presiding (one)’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
PRAE 'in front' + SEDĒRE 'to sit': the president is the one who sits in front.
English relatives: president, preside, presidency
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In a sentence
- esLas elecciones presidenciales son en mayo.
- frL'élection présidentielle a lieu en mai.
- itLe elezioni presidenziali sono a maggio.
- ptA eleição presidencial é em maio.
- roAlegerile prezidențiale sunt în mai.
- caLes eleccions presidencials són al maig.
- enThe presidential election is in May.