Where does “паразит” come from?

паразит (Kazakh) comes from Russian паразит, 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.

паразит (Kazakh): parasite

Definitions

  1. parasite

Ancestry of “паразит”, step by step

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