Etymology

kleptoparasitic

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Today it means: Pertaining to kleptoparasitism. Full definition →

English parasitic ← Middle French parasite ← Latin parasītus
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The story

  1. Englishklepto-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  6. Ancient Greekσῖτος (sîtos)
  7. Ancient Greekπαράσιτος (parásitos)
  8. Latinparasītus
  9. Middle Frenchparasite
  10. Englishparasite
  11. Englishparasitic
  12. English todaykleptoparasitic

From klepto- + parasitic.

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