Where does “parasite” come from?

parasite (French) comes from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.

parasite (French): a parasite; parasitic; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. a parasite; parasitic; inflection of...

Ancestry of “parasite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparasītusguest
2Ancient Greekπαράσιτοςone who eats at the table of another, parasite;...
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

Words derived from “parasite”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →Every word from Gaulish werēdos →Every word from Latin verēdus →
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