Etymograph

English

predal

Predal comes from Latin praeda ‘prey’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeda1‘prey’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1748predal1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English predal
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1748, Samuel Boyse: “Prœdal Commanders”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraedaWiktionary, English predal‘prey’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1748predalWiktionary, English predal. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1748, Samuel Boyse: “Prœdal Commanders”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to find’

yet, guess, prison, surprise, prize, comprehensive, comprise, apprentice, comprehend, comprehension, apprehension, apprehensive, reprehensible, apprehend, reprieve, beget, impregnable, impresario, prehensile, 33 more

through Latin praeda ‘prey’

prey, 10 more

Today it means

adj Of or relating to prey; plundering; predatory.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “predal”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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