Where does “antipredador” come from?
antipredador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese predador, from Latin praedātor, from Latin praedor, from Latin praeda, from Latin praeheda, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
antipredador (Portuguese): anti-predator
Definitions
- anti-predator
Ancestry of “antipredador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | predador | predator |
| 2 | Latin | praedātor | raider, plunderer, pillager, hunter |
| 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 |