Where does “ectoparasiticide” come from?
ectoparasiticide (English) comes from English ectoparasite, 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.
ectoparasiticide (English): Any pesticide designed to kill parasites that live on the exterior of a host
Definitions
- Any pesticide designed to kill parasites that live on the exterior of a host
Ancestry of “ectoparasiticide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ectoparasite | A parasite that lives on the surface of a host... |
| 2 | English | parasite | A person who lives on other people's efforts or... |
| 3 | Middle French | parasite | — |
| 4 | Latin | parasītus | guest |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παράσιτος | one who eats at the table of another, parasite;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |