English
daimonic
Daimonic comes from Latin demon ‘spirit’, from Ancient Greek 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‘a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdemon‘spirit’
- Englishtodaydaimonic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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‘a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdemon‘spirit’
- Englishtodaydaimonic
Formed from daimon + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to share, to divide’
Ancient Greek δαίομαι ‘to divide’
Ancient Greek δαίμων ‘the one who divides, dispenser, tutelary deity’
English daimon
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to share, to divide’
time, till, tide, til, tease, tass, 22 more
through Ancient Greek δαίμων ‘a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian…’
demonic, daemon, demonize, 14 more
through Latin demon ‘spirit’
Today it means
adj In the way of a daimon; befitting a demon; fiendish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- / daimonic