Where does “demodicosis” come from?

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

demodicosis (English): demodectic mange

Definitions

  1. demodectic mange

Ancestry of “demodicosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDemodexAny of the genus Demodex of mites
2TranslingualDemodexgenus
3New LatinDemodex—
4Ancient Greekδημόςfat
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂mo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂mo- →Every word from Ancient Greek δημός →
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