If we call those from Israel, Israelites, couldn't we call those from Paris, "Para-sites"?

Question

Just asking.

Answer 1

Great word play!

We call today's residents of the state of Israel Israelis, so we could also ponder calling denizens of Paris Parisis, which could be related to the old country Persia and the current language Farsi, which would tie Parisians in with Iranians.....or something like that!   Fun to work with.

The name Paris pronounced [ˈpaɹɪs] in English and [paʁi] (help·info) in French, derives from that of its pre-Roman-era inhabitants, the Gaulish tribe known as the Parisii. The city was called Lutetia (/lutetja/) (more fully, Lutetia Parisiorum, "Lutetia of the Parisii"), during the first- to sixth-century Roman occupation, but during the reign of Julian the Apostate (361–363) the city was renamed as Paris.[13]

Paris has many nicknames, but its most famous is "The City of Light" (La Ville-lumière), a name it owes both to its fame as a centre of education and ideas and its early adoption of street lighting. Paris since the early 20th century has also been known in Parisian slang as Paname ([panam]; Moi j'suis d'Paname (help·info), i.e. "I'm from Paname").

Paris' inhabitants are known in English as "Parisians" ([pʰəˈɹɪzɪənz] or [pʰəˈɹiːʒn̩z]) and in French as Parisiens ([paʁizjɛ̃] (help·info)). Parisians are often pejoratively called Parigots ([paʁigo] (help·info)) by those living outside the Paris region, but the term may be considered endearing by Parisians themselves.

Answer 2

yes! hehehe

Answer 3

And we could also call Germans "Germs".

Answer 4

Possibly.

We have a habit of calling those Parisians, though, just like we often call them Israelians. The Bible does refer to them as Israelites, but generally they're called Israelians.

Answer 5

Like people from Poland, Poles; and from Holland, Holes?  

Answer 6

Actually, they're called Israeli, not Israelites or Israelians.

Edit:

And Paris comes from "Par Ys", which means equal to Ys. Ys was a great legendary city.

Answer 7

That sounds nice name to me, but I'm afraid, it may offend people in Paris...

Answer 8

lol!! I never noticed that before. it is probally because if we call them Parasites they may get mad.......... love the name though!