LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

praestes

praestes m (genitive praestitis)

Meaning

  1. masculineprotector
  2. masculinepresident

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraestespraestitēs
genitivepraestitispraestitum
dativepraestitīpraestitibus
accusativepraestitempraestitēs
ablativepraestitepraestitibus
vocativepraestespraestitēs

praestĕs, ĭtis, comm. 2. praesto, in relig. lang., an epithet of deities,
I. presiding, protecting; as subst., a protector, guardian, president, etc. (poet. and post-class.): praestitem in eādem significatione dicebant antiqui, quā nunc dicimus antistitem, Paul. ex Fest. p. 223 Müll.: praestitibus Laribus, Ov. F. 5, 129: versus Orphici Liberum εὐβουλῆα vocantes, boni consilii hunc deum praestitem monstrant, Macr. S. 1, 18; Mart. Cap. 2, 40: PRAESTITI JOVI, Inscr. Grut. 22, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraestes

Latin stō Latin praestō Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Latin praestes From praestō (“to stand before”) + -es.

Quick answers

What does praestes mean in Latin?
praestes, a noun, means “protector; president”.
What is the genitive of praestes?
The genitive singular is praestitis. praestes is masculine, third declension.
Where does praestes come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praestes.