Where does “parasitise” come from?
parasitise (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.
parasitise (English): To live on or in a host organism as a parasite
Definitions
- To live on or in a host organism as a parasite
Ancestry of “parasitise”, step by step