Where does “parasittær” come from?

parasittær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French parasitaire, 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.

parasittær (Norwegian Bokmål): parasitic

Definitions

  1. parasitic

Ancestry of “parasittær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparasitaireparasitic, parasitical
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