Where does “parasitisch” come from?

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

parasitisch (German): parasitic

Definitions

  1. parasitic

Ancestry of “parasitisch”, step by step

parasitisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch parasiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchparasietparasite; parasite, someone who relies on others...
2Middle Frenchparasite
3Latinparasītusguest
4Ancient Greekπαράσιτοςone who eats at the table of another, parasite;...
5Ancient Greekπαρά
6LatinverēdusA fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter
7Gaulishwerēdoshorse
8Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidoshorse

via German parasit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanparasitparasite
2Frenchparasitea parasite; parasitic; inflection of...
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidosEvery word from Gaulish werēdosEvery word from Latin verēdus