Where does “demoniacism” come from?
demoniacism (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- — to share, divide.
demoniacism (English): The state of being demoniac; the practices of...
Definitions
- The state of being demoniac; the practices of...
Ancestry of “demoniacism”, step by step
demoniacism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demoniac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demoniac | Possessed or controlled by a demon; Of or... |
| 2 | French | démoniaque | demonic |
| 3 | Old French | demoniaque | demonic |
| 4 | Latin | daemōniacus | demonic, devilish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δαιμονιακός | demonic, devilish |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δαίμων | god, goddess; departed soul; demon, evil spirit |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δαίω | to light up, to kindle, to set on fire; to burn... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |