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Where does “deh₂mo-” come from?

deh₂mo- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Ancestry of “deh₂mo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “deh₂mo-”

  • Demodecidae
  • Demodex
  • δημός
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