Where does “preter-” come from?

preter- (English) comes from Latin praeter, from Proto-Italic praiteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

preter- (English): beyond

Definitions

  1. beyond

Ancestry of “preter-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraeterpast, by; besides, except; beyond
2Proto-Italicpraiterosin front
3Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “preter-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Proto-Italic praiteros →Every word from Latin praeter →