preterlegal

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adjective

illegal.

OriginEnglish legal ← Latin lēgāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivepreterlegal (comparative more preterlegal, superlative most preterlegal)

comparative more preterlegal · superlative most preterlegal

  1. obsoleteillegal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*praiteros
  6. Latinpraeter
  7. Englishpreter-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lḗǵs?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lḗgʰs?
  12. Proto-Italic*lēks
  13. Latinlex
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Latinlēgāli
  17. Englishlegal
  18. Englishpreterlegal

From preter- + legal.

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APA

preterlegal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preterlegal

MLA

“preterlegal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preterlegal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preterlegal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preterlegal.

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