Where does “preterimperfect” come from?
preterimperfect (English) comes from English imperfect, from Middle English imperfit, from Old French imparfit, from Latin imperfectus, from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
preterimperfect (English): imperfect; The imperfect tense
Definitions
- imperfect; The imperfect tense
Ancestry of “preterimperfect”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | imperfect | not perfect; unisexual: having either male or... |
| 2 | Middle English | imperfit | — |
| 3 | Old French | imparfit | — |
| 4 | Latin | imperfectus | unfinished, incomplete; imperfect |
| 5 | Latin | perfectus | achieved, executed, carried out, finished,... |
| 6 | Latin | perficiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |