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Predator etymology

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English word predator comes from Latin praeda, Latin do (I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede.)

Detailed word origin of predator

Dictionary entry Language Definition
praeda Latin (lat) Gain, profit. Plunder, spoils of war, booty. Prey, game taken in the hunt.
do Latin (lat) I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede.
praedor Latin (lat) I acquire loot, such as through robbery or war.. I pillage, plunder, despoil.. I ravage, rob, take.
praedator Latin (lat) (biology) predator. Raider, plunderer, pillager, hunter.
predator English (en) A sexual predator. Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food. Someone who attacks and plunders for gain.

Words with the same origin as predator

Descendants of do

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