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Where does “parasitemic” come from?

parasitemic (English) comes from English parasitemia, from English parasite, from Middle French parasite, from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos.

parasitemic (English): Relating to parasitemia; Having a parasite in the...

Definitions

  1. Relating to parasitemia; Having a parasite in the...

Ancestry of “parasitemic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparasitemiaThe presence of parasites in the blood
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—

Words derived from “parasitemic”

  • aparasitemic
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