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Where does “hemiparasite” come from?

hemiparasite (English) comes from English parasite, from Middle French parasite, from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

hemiparasite (English): Any parasitic plant that obtains energy by...

Definitions

  1. Any parasitic plant that obtains energy by...

Ancestry of “hemiparasite”, step by step

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