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Etymology of the Latin word parasitus

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 *per

derived from the Greek word sitos, σῖτος (grain, especially wheat)

using the Greek prefix para-, παρα-

English parasite, Romanian parazit