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Where does “Parasit” come from?

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

Parasit (German): parasite

Definitions

  1. parasite

Ancestry of “Parasit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparasitea parasite; parasitic; inflection of...
2Latinparasītus—
3Ancient Greekπαράσιτοςone who eats at the table of another, parasite;...
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “Parasit”

  • parasite
  • parasitic
  • parasitism
  • parasitoid
  • parasitize
  • parasitology
  • parasitemia
  • antiparasitic
  • parasitically
  • parasitosis
  • ectoparasitic
  • ectoparasite
  • endoparasitic
  • parasitological
  • parasiticide
  • parasitization
  • parasitologist
  • superparasitism
  • endoparasite
  • mycoparasite
  • parasitise
  • nonparasitic
  • mycoparasitism
  • hemiparasitic
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