Preter-

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preter- \Pre"ter-\ [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. [Written also {pr[ae]ter}.]
     [1913 Webster]