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Where does “bedemoned” come from?

bedemoned (English) comes from English bedemon, from English demon, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone.

bedemoned (English): Plagued or beset by demons; bedevilled; simple...

Definitions

  1. Plagued or beset by demons; bedevilled; simple...

Ancestry of “bedemoned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbedemonto bedevil
2EnglishdemonAn evil supernatural spirit; A neutral...
3English-ön—
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētum—
10French-ate-ate
11Latin-ātus—
12Proto-Italic-ātos—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
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