Morpheme
D(a)eme [Deme, Daeme]
Type
free base
Denotation
spirit, divine power, lesser god
Etymology
Middle English demon; Medieval Latin dēmōn, daemōn; Ancient Greek daímōn
Evidence
agathodaemon, agathodemon, antidemonic, archdemon, bedemon, cacodaemon, cacodemon, cacodemonia, cacodemonomania, counterdemonic, daemon, daemones, daemonic, daemonism, daemonology, daemons, dedemonization, demon, demonagogue, demoness, demonette, demonic, demonical, demonifuge, demonify, demonisation, demonise, demonish, demonism, demonist, demonize, demonized, demonizes, demonizing, demonkin, demonkind, demonlike, demonlore, demonocracy, demonography, demonolater, demonolatry, demonology, demonomachy, demonomancy, demonomaniac, demonomist, demonopathy, demonophobia, demonry, demons, demonship, demonslayer, demonspawn, eudeamon, eudemon
Notes
demon/daemon and daimon are doublets
