p 3 r 1 e 1 t 1 e 1 r 1 i 1 t 1 e 1
9 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
originFrom Middle English preterit, from Old French preterit (13th century), from Latin praeteritum (as in tempus praeteritum (“time past”)), the past participle of praetereō (“to go by, go past”), itself from praeter (“beyond, before, above, more than”) (comparative of prae (“before”)) + itum (the past participle of eō (“to go”)).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- preterit 10
- prettier 10
- pettier 9
- peerie 8
- perter 8
- petite 8
- petter 8
- pitter 8
- retiree 7
- peter 7
- petit 7
- petre 7