Etymology of the English word parasite
the English word
parasitederived from the Latin word
parasitus (guest; parasite)
derived from the Greek word
parasitos, παράσιτος
derived from the Greek word
para, παρά (near, along, beside, close to)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the Greek word
sitos, σῖτος (grain, especially wheat)
using the Greek prefix
para-, παρα-
Derivations in English
ectoparasite,
endoparasite,
hyperparasite,
microparasite,
mycoparasite,
parasitism,
parasitize,
parasitosis,
superparasite,
parasiticide,
parasitologyCognates
Dutch
parasiet, French
parasite, German
Parasit, Norwegian
parasitt, Swedish
parasitUsage
Word found in Modern English
