Where does “demonfolk” come from?
demonfolk (English) comes from English demon, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
demonfolk (English): A race of demonic people
Definitions
- A race of demonic people
Ancestry of “demonfolk”, step by step
demonfolk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demon | An evil supernatural spirit; A neutral... |
| 2 | English | -ön | Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta |
| 3 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 4 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 5 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 6 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 7 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 8 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 9 | French | -ate | ate |
| 10 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English folk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | folk | Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land,... |
| 2 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 3 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |