Where does “cacodaemoniacal” come from?
cacodaemoniacal (English) comes from English cacodemoniac, from English demoniac, from French démoniaque, from Old French demoniaque, from Latin daemōniacus, from Ancient Greek δαιμονιακός, from Ancient Greek δαίμων, from Ancient Greek δαίω — to share, divide.
cacodaemoniacal (English): Demonic; evil
Definitions
- Demonic; evil
Ancestry of “cacodaemoniacal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cacodemoniac | Demonic, evil |
| 2 | English | demoniac | Possessed or controlled by a demon; Of or... |
| 3 | French | démoniaque | demonic |
| 4 | Old French | demoniaque | demonic |
| 5 | Latin | daemōniacus | demonic, devilish |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δαιμονιακός | demonic, devilish |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δαίμων | god, goddess; departed soul; demon, evil spirit |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δαίω | to light up, to kindle, to set on fire; to burn... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |