Where does “preteritum” come from?
preteritum (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin praeteritus, from Latin praetereo, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
preteritum (Norwegian Nynorsk): simple past (tense), preterite
Definitions
- simple past (tense), preterite
Ancestry of “preteritum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | praeteritus | passed by; disregarded, neglected, omitted or... |
| 2 | Latin | praetereo | I pass by or go by; I disregard, neglect, omit or... |
| 3 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |