demiurge

demiurge · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wérǵom“work”
2. Ancient Greek · derived from-ουργός“worker”
3. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*-yós
4. Ancient Greek · derived from-ιος
5. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*deh₂mos“people”
6. Ancient Greek · derived fromδημιουργός“one who works for the people; a skilled workman, a handicraftsman”
7. English todaydemiurge

From Ancient Greek δημιουργός (dēmiourgós, “one who works for the people; a skilled workman, a handicraftsman”) (whence Latin dēmiūrgus, French démiurge), from δήμιος (dḗmios, “belonging to the people, public”) (from δῆμος (dêmos, “the people”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂mos (“people”), from *deh₂- (“to divide”) + Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios), from Proto-Indo-European *-yós (suffix creating an adjective from a noun)) + Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós, “worker”) (from ἔργον (érgon, “labour; task; work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”)). No relation with English demi- (as in demigod).

Demiurge · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΔημιουργός
2. English todayDemiurge

From Ancient Greek Δημιουργός (Dēmiourgós), see demiurge.

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