Synonyms & related words for preterit

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Words related to preterit

Explore words related to preterit — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include preteritive, past, pluperfect, aorist, agone, aoristic, imperfective, perfective. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does preterit come from?

The word preterit breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: preter-, from Latin praeter (“past, beyond”); and -it, from Latin eo (“go”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.