Etymology

demonization

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Today it means: The act of demonizing. Full definition →

English demon ← Middle English demon ← Latin daemōn
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
  3. Ancient Greekδαίομαι (daíomai)
  4. Ancient Greekδαίμων (daímōn)
  5. Latindaemōn
  6. Middle Englishdemon
  7. Englishdemon
  8. English todaydemonization

From demon + -ization.

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