Where does “δερμηστής” come from?

δερμηστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

δερμηστής (Ancient Greek): worm which eats skin or leather

Definitions

worm which eats skin or leather

Ancestry of “δερμηστής”, step by step

δερμηστής traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δέρμα

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
2	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
3	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Ancient Greek ἔδω

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἔδω	Alternative form of ἐσθίω; to eat, to consume;...
2	Proto-Indo-European	h₁éd-	to eat

Words derived from “δερμηστής”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυφή →