Etymology

daimonic

dai·mon·ic
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Today it means: In the way of a daimon; befitting a demon; fiendish. Full definition →

Latin demon ← Ancient Greek δαίμων
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδαίμων“a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”
  2. Latin · derived fromdemon“spirit”
  3. English todaydaimonic

From daimon + -ic; from Latin demon (“spirit”), originally from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”). Doublet of demonic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδαίμων all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.