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Where does “preterient” come from?

preterient (English) comes from Latin praeteriens, from Latin praetereo, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

preterient (English): Passed through; antecedent; previous

Definitions

  1. Passed through; antecedent; previous

Ancestry of “preterient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraeterienspassing by; disregarding or neglecting;...
2LatinpraetereoI pass by or go by; I disregard, neglect, omit or...
3Latineō—
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →