Where does “depredate” come from?

depredate (English) comes from Latin depraedari — present active infinitive of dēpraedor.

depredate (English): To ransack or plunder; to prey upon

Definitions

  1. To ransack or plunder; to prey upon

Ancestry of “depredate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindepraedaripresent active infinitive of dēpraedor

Words derived from “depredate

Every word from Latin depraedari