Where does “parasiteren” come from?

parasiteren (Dutch) comes from Dutch parasiet, 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 — horse.

parasiteren (Dutch): to parasitise

Definitions

  1. to parasitise

Ancestry of “parasiteren”, step by step

parasiteren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch parasiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchparasietparasite; parasite, someone who relies on others...
2Middle Frenchparasite
3Latinparasītusguest
4Ancient Greekπαράσιτοςone who eats at the table of another, parasite;...
5Ancient Greekπαρά
6LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
7Gaulishwerēdoshorse
8Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

via Dutch eren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherento honor/honour, to pay homage/respects; to...
2Middle Dutchêrento honour, to dignify
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos
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