Where does “pseudoparasitism” come from?
pseudoparasitism (English) comes from English parasitism, 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.
pseudoparasitism (English): parasitism by a pseudoparasite
Definitions
- parasitism by a pseudoparasite
Ancestry of “pseudoparasitism”, step by step
pseudoparasitism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parasitism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parasitism | Interaction between two organisms, in which one... |
| 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 pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |