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presentation
Presentation comes from Latin praesentātiō ‘representation, exhibition’, from praesum ‘to preside or rule over’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, become, grow, appear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰúHt‘to become’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ezom~*somreconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCE𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌esom
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEesum
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsum‘to be, exist’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesum‘to preside or rule over’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesens
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesentō‘to present, exhibit or show’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesentātiō‘representation, exhibition’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesentātiōnemaccusative singular of praesentātiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400presentation
- Englishearliest quotation 1765–1769same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, become, grow, appear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰúHt‘to become’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ezom~*somreconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCE𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌esom
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEesum
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsum‘to be, exist’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesum‘to preside or rule over’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesens
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesentō‘to present, exhibit or show’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesentātiō‘representation, exhibition’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraesentātiōnemaccusative singular of praesentātiō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400presentation
- Englishearliest quotation 1765–1769same form
Earliest quotation: 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England: “If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the clerk…”
Formed from present + -ation
Latin sum ‘to be’
Latin praesum ‘to be present, be in front of’
Latin praesēns ‘present’
Old French present
Middle English present
English present
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’
be, been, build, physical, bush, bound, bond, physician, booth, probability, contribution, favorable, distribute, bun, favourable, contributor, fiat, bouquet, imp, bower, rebuke, retribution, attribution, beamer, bosque, physic, aren, phylogeny, phylum, boor, bist, futur, approbation, 76 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt ‘to become’
power, possible, bondage, impossibility, impotent, busk, 13 more
through Old Latin esum
through Latin sum ‘to be, exist’
future, improve, proud, pride, absence, essential, approve, entity, absent, prowess, prude, prow, 13 more
through Latin praesentō ‘to present, exhibit or show’
Today it means
noun The act of presenting, or something presented.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- / presentation