Where does “antipredatorial” come from?
antipredatorial (English) comes from English predatorial, from Latin praedatorius, from Latin praedātor, from Latin praedor, from Latin praeda, from Latin praeheda, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “antipredatorial”, step by step
antipredatorial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English predatorial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | predatorial | predatory |
| 2 | Latin | praedatorius | plundering piratical, rapacious, predatory |
| 3 | Latin | praedātor | raider, plunderer, pillager, hunter |
| 4 | Latin | praedor | I acquire loot, such as through robbery or war; I... |
| 5 | Latin | praeda | plunder, spoils of war, booty; prey, game taken... |
| 6 | Latin | praeheda | — |
| 7 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |