English
demoniasm
Demoniasm comes from Ancient Greek δαιμονιασμός, from δαίμων ‘divine power’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to share, to divide’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-1‘to share, to divide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδαίομαι1daíomai‘to divide’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδαίμων2‘divine power’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδαιμονιασμός2daimoniasmós
- Englishtodaydemoniasm2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δαίμων
- 2 Wiktionary, English demoniasm
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δαίμων‘to share, to divide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδαίομαιWiktionary, Ancient Greek δαίμωνdaíomai‘to divide’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδαίμωνWiktionary, English demoniasm‘divine power’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδαιμονιασμόςWiktionary, English demoniasmdaimoniasmós
- EnglishtodaydemoniasmWiktionary, English demoniasm
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to share, to divide’
time, till, til, tide, tease, tass, 24 more
through Ancient Greek δαίμων ‘divine power’
Today it means
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Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “demoniasm”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek δαίμων. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- / demoniasm