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Where does “prăda” come from?

prăda (Romanian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

prăda (Romanian): to plunder, pillage, sack, rob, loot, ravage,...

Definitions

  1. to plunder, pillage, sack, rob, loot, ravage,...

Ancestry of “prăda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpraedaresecond-person singular present passive indicative...
2LatinpraedorI acquire loot, such as through robbery or war; I...
3Latinpraedaplunder, spoils of war, booty; prey, game taken...
4Latinpraeheda—
5Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
6Proto-Italicprai—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prăda”

  • prădător
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