English

macroparasite

From macro- + parasite.

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

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

Latin parasitus ‘sponger, parasite, freeloader’

Middle French parasite

Today it means

noun Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye

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

Etymograph / macroparasite