English

enteroparasite

From entero- + parasite.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’

Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’

Ancient Greek παράσιτος ‘person who eats at the table of another’

Latin parasitus ‘sponger, parasite, freeloader’

Middle French parasite

Today it means

noun Any intestinal parasite

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / enteroparasite