Etymology of the English word predator
the English word
predatorderived from the Latin word
praedator (plunderer, pillager; hunter)
derived from the Latin word
praedari (acquire loot; pillage, despoil; plunder)
derived from the Latin word
praeda (booty, loot, spoils)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
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Word found in Modern English
