Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preterlegal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
preter-le-gal
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

illegal.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *praiteros Latin praeterbor. English preter- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lex Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin lēgālislbor. English legal English preterlegal From preter- + legal.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more preterlegal (comparative) most preterlegal (superlative)

Questions

What does preterlegal mean?
illegal.
Where does preterlegal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *praiteros Latin praeterbor. English preter- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lex Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin lēgālislbor. English legal English preterlegal From preter- + legal.

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