English
daemonise
Daemonise comes from Ancient Greek δαιμονίζομαι ‘to be possessed by a demon’, from δαίομαι ‘to divide’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-‘to share, to divide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδαίομαιdaíomai‘to divide’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδαίμωνdaímōn‘demon’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδαιμονίζομαιdaimonízomai‘to be possessed by a demon’
- Englishtodaydaemonise
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-‘to share, to divide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδαίομαιdaíomai‘to divide’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδαίμωνdaímōn‘demon’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδαιμονίζομαιdaimonízomai‘to be possessed by a demon’
- Englishtodaydaemonise
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to share, to divide’
time, till, tide, til, tease, tass, 22 more
through Ancient Greek δαίομαι ‘to divide’
through Ancient Greek δαίμων ‘demon’
Today it means
verb —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- / daemonise