Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil. · A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. · A very wicked or malevolent person; also (in weakened sense) a mischievous person, especially a child. · A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.
From Middle English demon, a borrowing from Medieval Latin dēmōn, daemōn (“lar, familiar spirit, guardian spirit”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”). Displaced native Old English sċucca (“evil spirit”) and Old English þyrs (“ogre or monster”). Doublet of daimon; also more distantly a doublet or piecewise doublet of time.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
This page abbreviates 8 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
Inspect preserved source fields
Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.
{
"templates": [
{
"name": "wp",
"args": {},
"expansion": ""
},
{
"name": "ety",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": ":inh",
"3": "enm:demon",
"id": "evil being"
},
"expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"dispenser, god, protective spirit\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"alt\" : \"δαίομαι\", \"id\" : \"divide\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*deh₂-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"alt\" : \"*-y(eti)\", \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-yeti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"alt\" : \"*-y(éti)\", \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-yéti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*deh₂y-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"δαίω\", \"gloss\" : \"to divide\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"agentive suffix\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-mṓ\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"-μων\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"δαίμων\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"daemōn\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"demon\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"demon\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-id=\"evil being\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"demon\" id=\"English:_evil_being\">"
},
{
"name": "inh",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "demon"
},
"expansion": "Middle English demon"
},
{
"name": "der",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la-med",
"3": "dēmōn"
},
"expansion": "Medieval Latin dēmōn"
},
{
"name": "der",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc",
"3": "δαίμων",
"4": "",
"5": "dispenser, god, protective spirit"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”)"
},
{
"name": "noncog",
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "sċucca",
"3": "",
"4": "evil spirit"
},
"expansion": "Old English sċucca (“evil spirit”)"
},
{
"name": "noncog",
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "þyrs",
"3": "",
"4": "ogre or monster"
},
"expansion": "Old English þyrs (“ogre or monster”)"
},
{
"name": "doublet",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "daimon"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of daimon"
},
{
"name": "pwd",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "time",
"nocap": "1"
},
"expansion": "piecewise doublet of time"
},
{
"name": "ety",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": ":inh",
"3": "enm:demon",
"id": "evil being"
},
"expansion": ""
}
],
"links": [
[
"c.",
"c."
],
[
"demon",
"demon#Middle_English"
],
[
"dēmōn",
"demon#Latin"
],
[
"daemōn",
"daemon#Latin"
],
[
"δαίμων",
"δαίμων#Ancient_Greek"
],
[
"sċucca",
"scucca#Old_English"
],
[
"þyrs",
"þyrs#Old_English"
],
[
"daimon",
"daimon#English"
],
[
"time",
"time#English"
]
],
"references": [],
"descendants": [],
"lexical": [
{
"pos": "noun",
"glosses": [
"An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.",
"A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.",
"A very wicked or malevolent person; also (in weakened sense) a mischievous person, especially a child.",
"A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw."
],
"tags": [
"historical",
"broadly",
"figuratively"
],
"recordId": "6c63125dd0e171244fbd32c110f325036f0eeac9c8ba71c12e615518872329f4",
"rawRecordSha256": "765ad99be8741f8308628cf2d9bf8fba4b12f4aeba5652d91201de9755a91458",
"sourceRecordOrdinal": 175772
}
],
"omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
"templates": 0,
"links": 0,
"references": 0,
"descendants": 0,
"lexicalRecords": 0,
"lexicalSenses": 8,
"glosses": 0
}
}