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praeda.

booty, loot, spoils, plunder, prey;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈprae̯.da]Classical-Latin[ˈprɛː.da]
  1. plunder, booty, pillage, spoils of war, property taken in war

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. prey, game taken in the hunt

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. gain, profit

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Likely from the o-grade Proto-Italic *praiɣodā, from (with the prefix *prai-) Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-, whence also the second element in prehendō and probably also hedera.

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