while the session is open, while we are in session, before the session closes, while the process is still ongoing, while we are here · from the bench; without adjourning to deliberate · then and there, on the spot, right away, forthwith
Related to praestōlor (“to expect, wait for”). According to Pokorny, from the verb *praestōd-ārī, which is formed from the ablative singular *praistōd (“ready, available”). Steinbauer (1989: 255) supports this derivation. However, the idea of praesto coming from an ablative singular form is quite unique in Latin word formation. Livingston (2004: 65-66) offers an alternative explanation, analyzing…