Where does “preterital” come from?
preterital (English) comes from English preterite, from Middle English preterit, from Old French preterit, from Latin praeteritum, from Latin praetereo, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō — to go.
preterital (English): Of or relating to the preterite
Definitions
- Of or relating to the preterite
Ancestry of “preterital”, step by step
preterital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English preterite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preterite | showing an action at a determined moment in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | preterit | — |
| 3 | Old French | preterit | — |
| 4 | Latin | praeteritum | nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | praetereo | I pass by or go by; I disregard, neglect, omit or... |
| 6 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |