Where does “demonio” come from?

demonio (Chavacano) comes from Spanish demonio, from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐος — extraordinary, divine.

demonio (Chavacano): demon; devil

Definitions

  1. demon; devil

Ancestry of “demonio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdemoniodemon, devil
2Latindaemoniumdemon; genitive plural of daemon
3Ancient Greekδαιμόνιονthe divine Power, the Deity, the Divinity; an...
4Ancient Greekδαιμόνῐοςextraordinary, divine
Every word from Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον →Every word from Latin daemonium →