English
presentness
From present + -ness.
Formed from present + -ness
Latin sum ‘to be’
Latin praesum ‘to be present, be in front of’
Latin praesēns ‘present’
Old French present
Middle English present
English present
Today it means
noun The characteristic of being present, of existing in a place.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “presentness”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / presentness