Where does “претерати” come from?
претерати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian терати, from Proto-Slavic těrjati.
претерати (Serbo-Croatian): to drive across; to go too far; to exaggerate
Definitions
- to drive across; to go too far; to exaggerate
Ancestry of “претерати”, step by step
претерати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian терати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | терати | to force, make; to induce, cause; to drive, drive... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | těrjati | — |
via Serbo-Croatian пре
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | пре | before, earlier; before; ago |