Where does “parasito” come from?

parasito (Tagalog) comes from Spanish parásito, from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.

parasito (Tagalog): parasite

Definitions

  1. parasite

Ancestry of “parasito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishparásitoparasitic; parasite
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
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidosEvery word from Gaulish werēdosEvery word from Latin verēdus