Where does “Demodex” come from?

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

Demodex (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Demodex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinDemodex—
2Ancient Greekδημόςfat
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂mo-—
4Proto-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 →