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Where does “Demodex” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Demodex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδημόςfat
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂mo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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