Etymograph

English

hyperpredation

From hyper- + predation.

Formed from hyper- + predation

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Latin praeda ‘plunder, spoils’

Latin praedor ‘pillage, plunder’

Latin praedātiō

English predation

Today it means

noun Predation on other predators.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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