parasite
/ˈpeɹəˌsaɪt/PEH-ruh-syt
/ˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/PEH-ruh-syt
Meaningone who eats beside
Common meaning: an organism living off another
- parabeside
- sitgrain, foodLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1391 · scan
‘beside’ + ‘grain, food’ → parasite
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek σῖτος ‘grain, food’.
Roots
- σῖτος Greek “grain, food”
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