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Where does “parasiet” come from?

parasiet (Dutch) comes from Middle French parasite, from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

parasiet (Dutch): parasite; parasite, someone who relies on others...

Definitions

  1. parasite; parasite, someone who relies on others...

Ancestry of “parasiet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchparasite—
2Latinparasītus—
3Ancient Greekπαράσιτοςone who eats at the table of another, parasite;...
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “parasiet”

  • parasitologie
  • parasiet
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