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Where does “prea” come from?

prea (Galician) comes from Latin praeda, from Latin praeheda, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prea (Galician): body of a dead animal; prey, game; booty

Definitions

  1. body of a dead animal; prey, game; booty

Ancestry of “prea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraedaplunder, spoils of war, booty; prey, game taken...
2Latinpraeheda—
3Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
4Proto-Italicprai—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prea”

  • preada
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