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Where does “ectoparasitism” come from?

ectoparasitism (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.

ectoparasitism (English): The condition of being an ectoparasite; Infection...

Definitions

  1. The condition of being an ectoparasite; Infection...

Ancestry of “ectoparasitism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparasitismInteraction between two organisms, in which one...
2EnglishparasiteA person who lives on other people's efforts or...
3Middle Frenchparasite—
4Latinparasītus—
5Ancient Greekπαράσιτοςone who eats at the table of another, parasite;...
6Ancient Greekπαρά
7Latinverēdus—
8Gaulishwerēdoshorse
9Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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