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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

  1. worm which eats skin or leather

Ancestry of “δερμηστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
2Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “δερμηστής”

  • dermestoid
  • dermestide
  • Dermestidae
  • Dermestes
  • Dermestes
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