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preternatural (adj.)
1570s, from Medieval Latin
preternaturalis
(mid-13c.), from Latin phrase
praeter naturam (praeterque fatum)
"beyond nature (and beyond fate)," from
praeter
"beyond" (see
preterite
) + accusative of
natura
"nature" (see
natural
).
