Translation
demon
Word origin
From Latin daemon, from Greek daimon, which originally meant any spirit or divine power, good or bad. Christian usage narrowed it to an evil spirit, and that is the sense Esperanto borrowed alongside English demon.
- Origin
- Latin, from Greek
- Root
- daimon
- English cognates
- demon, demonic
Examples
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In the old story, a demon lives in the forest.
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The demon in the film frightened the children.
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An angel and a demon fought over his soul.
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