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Where does “parasiitti” come from?

parasiitti (Finnish) comes from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

parasiitti (Finnish): parasite

Definitions

  1. parasite

Ancestry of “parasiitti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparasītus—
2Ancient Greekπαράσιτοςone who eats at the table of another, parasite;...
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “parasiitti”

  • ektoparasiitti
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