demigod

demigod · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
4. Proto-Italic*dis-
5. Latindis-
6. Proto-Indo-European*me
7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
8. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
9. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
10. Proto-Italic*meðios
11. Latinmedius
12. Latindīmidius
13. Vulgar Latin*dimedius
14. Anglo-Normandemi
15. Middle Englishdemi
16. Englishdemi-
17. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
18. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰutós?
19. Proto-Germanic*gudą
20. Proto-West Germanic*god
21. Old Englishgod
22. Middle Englishgod
23. Englishgod
24. Latinsemideus
25. English todaydemigod

From demi- + god. Calque of Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is probably a coining by the Roman poet Ovid for less important gods such as dryads.

Demigod · proper noun²

Blend of Russian Демидов (Demidov) + demigod.