Where does “praeterpropter” come from?
praeterpropter (Latin) comes from Latin propter, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
praeterpropter (Latin): thereabout, more or less
Ancestry of “praeterpropter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | propter | near, at hand, hard by; near, close to, hard by;... |
| 2 | Latin | prope | near, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | prokʷe | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |