Etymology of the English word demoniac
the English word
demoniacderived from the Latin word
daemoniacus (demonic, devilish; pertaining to an evil spirit; demonic, one possessed by evil spirits)
derived from the Greek root
*daimoniakos, δαιμονιακός
derived from the Greek word
daimoniosderived from the Greek word
daimon, δαίμων (a dæmon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*da-derived from the Late Latin word
daemon (spirit, supernatural being, intermediary between man and god)
derived from the Greek word
daimon, δαίμων (a dæmon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*da-Usage
Word found in Modern English
