Where does “Demodex” come from?

Demodex (English) comes from Translingual Demodex, from New Latin Demodex, from Ancient Greek δημός, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂mo-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Demodex (English): Any of the genus Demodex of mites

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus Demodex of mites

Ancestry of “Demodex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDemodexgenus
2New LatinDemodex—
3Ancient Greekδημόςfat
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂mo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “Demodex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂mo- →Every word from Ancient Greek δημός →