Where does “ectoparasitosis” come from?
ectoparasitosis (English) comes from English parasitosis, 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.
ectoparasitosis (English): infestation with ectoparasites
Definitions
- infestation with ectoparasites
Ancestry of “ectoparasitosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parasitosis | Infestation with parasites |
| 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 |