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
Ancestry of “preterpasi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | preter | past, beyond |
| 2 | Latin | praeter | past, by; besides, except; beyond |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | praiteros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |