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.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)