Where does “паразит” come from?

паразит (Ukrainian) comes 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 (Ukrainian): parasite organism

Definitions

  1. parasite organism

Ancestry of “паразит”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparasitea parasite; parasitic; inflection of...
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
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