Where does “adelphoparasitism” come from?

adelphoparasitism (English) comes from English parasitism, from English parasite, from Middle French parasite, from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos — horse.

adelphoparasitism (English): embryonic parasitism

Definitions

  1. embryonic parasitism

Ancestry of “adelphoparasitism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparasitismInteraction between two organisms, in which one...
2EnglishparasiteA person who lives on other people's efforts or...
3Middle Frenchparasite
4Latinparasītusguest
5Ancient Greekπαράσιτοςone who eats at the table of another, parasite;...
6Ancient Greekπαρά
7LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
8Gaulishwerēdoshorse
9Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidosEvery word from Gaulish werēdosEvery word from Latin verēdus