Where does “παράσιτος” come from?
παράσιτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
παράσιτος (Ancient Greek): one who eats at the table of another, parasite;...
Definitions
- one who eats at the table of another, parasite;...
Ancestry of “παράσιτος”, step by step
παράσιτος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek παρά
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 2 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 3 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |