1. δεμελέας · demeleas — Beekes
δεμελέας [acc.pl.f.] ‘leeches’ (Epid.). «Ὁ» *DER Also δεμβλεῖς: βδέλλαι ‘leeches’ (H; with -μβλ- from -)-). But the gloss stands between δέμει and δέμνια, so perhaps with Biicheler and Latte for (*)Sepedeic? *ETYM Unexplained. There are attempts to connect the word with Lat. lumbricus ‘intestinal worm’ in Βα and WH. Connection with Alb. dhem jé ‘maggot’ is doubtful. — [Beekes, s.v. δεμελέας, p. 361]