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Where does “satanic” come from?

Satanic derives from Late Latin satanicus, from Greek satanikos, from Hebrew śāṭān meaning adversary or accuser.

satanic (English): Alternative form of Satanic; Evil, fiendish,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Satanic; Evil, fiendish,...

Ancestry of “satanic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSatanicOf, pertaining to or resembling Satan;...
2English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
3EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
4Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
5Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
6Spanishimagenimage
7Italianimmagineimage; imago
8Latinimāginem—
9Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
10Latinīn-—
11Latinîn—
12Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
13Proto-Italicenin
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “satanic”

  • satanically
  • nonsatanic
  • unsatanic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →