Etymology

presenter

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Today it means: Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies. Full definition →

English present ← Middle English presenten ← Old French presenter
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰúHt
  11. Proto-Italic*ezom~*som
  12. Old Latinesum
  13. Latinsum
  14. Latinpraesum
  15. Latinpraesens
  16. Latinpraesentāre
  17. Old Frenchpresenter
  18. Middle Englishpresenten
  19. Englishpresent
  20. English todaypresenter

From present + -er.

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