Etymology of the Latin word praedator
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
*ghend-Derivations in Latin
praedatoriusDerivations in other languages
English
predator, French
prédateur, Italian
predatore, Portuguese
predador, Spanish
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