Where does “neuroparasitosis” come from?
neuroparasitosis (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.
neuroparasitosis (English): parasitosis caused by a neuroparasite
Definitions
- parasitosis caused by a neuroparasite
Ancestry of “neuroparasitosis”, step by step
neuroparasitosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parasitosis
| 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 |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |