Etymology of the English word dermestid
the English word
dermestidderived from the New Latin word
dermestidaderived from the Greek word
dermestes, δερμηστής
derived from the Greek word
derma, δέρμα (skin; a hide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*der-derived from the Latin word
Dermestidaederived from the New Latin word
Dermestesderived from the Greek word
dermestes, δερμηστής
derived from the Greek word
derma, δέρμα (skin; a hide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*der-derived from the Greek word
esthiein, ἐσθίω (to eat (usually literal))
Date
The earliest known usage of dermestid in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
