Where does “pretermettere” come from?
pretermettere (Italian) comes from Latin praetermitto, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
pretermettere (Italian): to avoid or neglect to do
Definitions
- to avoid or neglect to do
Ancestry of “pretermettere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | praetermitto | I allow or permit to pass; I omit or neglect; I... |
| 2 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |