English
synecthran
Synecthran comes from Ancient Greek ἐχθρός ‘hated, hateful’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐχθρόςekhthrós‘hated, hateful’
- Englishtodaysynecthran
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐχθρόςekhthrós‘hated, hateful’
- Englishtodaysynecthran
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs ‘out’
Today it means
noun An organism that lives in the home of another organism in order to exploit it, and is treated with hostility or indifference.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐχθρός / synecthran