Where does “ectoparasitisme” come from?
ectoparasitisme (French) comes from French parasitisme, from French parasite, from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
ectoparasitisme (French): ectoparasitism
Definitions
- ectoparasitism
Ancestry of “ectoparasitisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | parasitisme | parasitism |
| 2 | French | parasite | a parasite; parasitic; inflection of... |
| 3 | Latin | parasītus | guest |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παράσιτος | one who eats at the table of another, parasite;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 6 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 7 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |