Where does “parasitar” come from?

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

parasitar (Portuguese): to parasitize live in a host organism

Definitions

  1. to parasitize live in a host organism

Ancestry of “parasitar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “parasitar”

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