parasitically

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂ey

Proto-Hellenic *pərai

Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)

Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos)

Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der.

Latin parasītusder.

Middle French parasite

English parasite

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

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Latin -icusbor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English parasitic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

Middle English -ally

English -ally

English parasitically

From parasitic + -ally.

Adverb

parasitically (comparative more parasitically, superlative most parasitically)

In a parasitic manner.
- 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life:
  Similarly, plants and mycorrhizal fungi are no longer thought of as behaving either mutualistically or parasitically.

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