parasitario

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Hellenic *pərai

Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)

Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos)

Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der.

Latin parasītus

Spanish parásito

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusbor.

Spanish -ario

Spanish parasitario

From parásito + -ario.

Adjective

parasitario (feminine parasitaria, masculine plural parasitarios, feminine plural parasitarias)

1. parasitic

   Synonym: parasítico

Derived terms

• antiparasitario

Further reading

• “parasitario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025