Word Study
preter-
CIDE DICTIONARY
preter-, [L. praeter past, beyond, originally a compar. of prae before. See For, prep.].
A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter- mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more than is natural. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
preter-, comb. form more than.
Etymology
L praeter (adv. & prep.), = past, beyond
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