Where does “predace” come from?
predace (Italian) comes from Italian predare, from Vulgar Latin praedare, from Latin praedor, from Latin praeda, from Latin praeheda, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
predace (Italian): predaceous, predatory
Definitions
- predaceous, predatory
Ancestry of “predace”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | predare | To plunder |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | praedare | second-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | praedor | I acquire loot, such as through robbery or war; I... |
| 4 | Latin | praeda | plunder, spoils of war, booty; prey, game taken... |
| 5 | Latin | praeheda | — |
| 6 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |