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Where does “praeda” come from?

praeda (Latin) comes 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.

praeda (Latin): plunder, spoils of war, booty; prey, game taken...

Definitions

  1. plunder, spoils of war, booty; prey, game taken...

Ancestry of “praeda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraeheda—
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicprai—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “praeda”

  • prey
  • predatory
  • predator
  • predation
  • depredation
  • prede
  • antipredatory
  • nonpredatory
  • superpredator
  • predatorial
  • predatoriness
  • predatorily
  • mesopredator
  • preyer
  • predal
  • antipredation
  • micropredation
  • nonpredator
  • preyful
  • predatorially
  • unpredatory
  • macropredator
  • cyberpredator
  • kleptopredation
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