parasitus

Latin

noun

Definitions

guest
sponger, parasite, freeloader

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (person who eats at the table of another).

Origin

Ancient Greek

παράσιτος

Gloss

person who eats at the table of another

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

parasitaster Latin
parasītus Latin
parazita Hungarian
paraziták Hungarian
parasiet Dutch, Flemish
parasitair Dutch, Flemish
antiparasitaire French
antiparasite French
cleptoparasite French
mésoparasite French
parasitaire French
parasitairement French
parasite French
parasitique French
parasitisme French
parasitose French
parasitémie French
парази́т Russian
паразит Russian
παρά Ancient Greek
παράσιτος Ancient Greek
σῖτος Ancient Greek
parasittær Norwegian Bokmål
parasittær Norwegian Nynorsk
parazit Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
παράσιτο Greek (modern)
parasite Middle French
បរាសិត Central Khmer