Where does “preterpasi” come from?

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

preterpasi (Esperanto): to pass by, overtake

Definitions

  1. to pass by, overtake

Ancestry of “preterpasi”, step by step

preterpasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto preter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopreterpast, beyond
2Latinpraeterpast, by; besides, except; beyond
3Proto-Italicpraiterosin front
4Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via Esperanto paŝi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopaŝito step, to stride
2Englishpass"To change place."; "To change in state or...
3Middle Englishpassento pass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Italic praiterosEvery word from Latin praeter
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