Etymology

prater

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Today it means: A person who prates; a chatterer. Full definition →

German Prater ← Latin pratum
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prater · noun1

From prate + -er.

Prater · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived frompraetor“magistrate,lawyer”
  2. Latin · derived frompratum“meadow”
  3. German · borrowed fromPrater
  4. English todayPrater

From German Prater, from either Latin pratum (“meadow”) or Latin praetor (“magistrate,lawyer”) (or both), possibly via Spanish prado or Italian prato.

Words from the same roots

Latinpratum all →

prairieprattportobello

Latinpraetor all →

praetor

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