demigoddess

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A form of demigod — A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

OriginEnglish goddess ← Middle English demi ← Anglo-Norman demi →
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Meanings

noundemigoddess (plural demigoddesses)

plural demigoddesses

  1. femininehuman sciencesFemale equivalent of demigod.

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*me
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  5. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  6. Proto-Italic*meðios
  7. Latinmedius
  8. Latindīmidius
  9. Vulgar Latin*dimedius
  10. Anglo-Normandemi
  11. Middle Englishdemi
  12. Englishdemi-
  13. Englishgoddess
  14. Englishdemigoddess

From demi- + goddess.

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APA

demigoddess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demigoddess

MLA

“demigoddess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demigoddess. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demigoddess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demigoddess.

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