Etymology of the English word parasitism
the English word
parasitismusing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
derived from 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-
Usage
Word found in Modern English
