Etymograph

English

macropredation

From macro- + predation.

Formed from macro- + predation

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Latin praeda ‘plunder, spoils’

Latin praedor ‘pillage, plunder’

Latin praedātiō

English predation

Today it means

noun Predation among macropredators.

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

Etymograph / macropredation