Where does “prădător” come from?
prădător (Romanian) comes from Romanian prăda, 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.
prădător (Romanian): robber, looter, plunderer, pillager
Definitions
- robber, looter, plunderer, pillager
Ancestry of “prădător”, step by step
prădător traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian prăda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | prăda | to plunder, pillage, sack, rob, loot, ravage,... |
| 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 |