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

Demodex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δημός

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

via Ancient Greek δήξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδήξworm in wood
2Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “Demodex”

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