Where does “شيطانية” come from?

شيطانية (Arabic) comes from Arabic شَيْطَان, from Arabic شَيَّطَ — to singe; to scorch.

شيطانية (Arabic): Satanism; feminine singular of شَيْطَانِيّ

Definitions

  1. Satanism; feminine singular of شَيْطَانِيّ

Ancestry of “شيطانية”, step by step

شيطانية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic شَيْطَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicشَيْطَانShaitan, Satan; Satan, devil; satan, devil
2Arabicشَيَّطَto singe; to scorch

via Arabic ـِيَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix
Every word from Arabic شَيَّطَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْطَان →