Where does “endectocide” come from?
endectocide (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.
endectocide (English): An antiparasitic drug that is active both against...
Definitions
- An antiparasitic drug that is active both against...
Ancestry of “endectocide”, step by step
endectocide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ectoparasite
| 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 |
via English endoparasite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endoparasite | A parasite that lives inside the body of an... |
| 2 | English | endo- | Alternative form of end-; inner; internal, inside |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυξ | claw, nail, hoof, talon; Anything which resembles... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |