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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English, [[bor|la|daemon|t=spirit]], in Late Latin daemōn, dēmōn, an evil spirit,^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from Greek [[m|grc|δαίμων|tr=daímōn|t=deity, divine power, lesser god, guiding spirit]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Cresswell 2021) probably originally one who distributes destinies, related to [[m|grc|δαίεσθαι|tr=daíesthai|t=to divide, allot]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from PIE *da-, to divide.^(Etymonline) In the evil sense it also represents Latin daemonium, Greek daimónion.^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)
+ It is Middle English, [[bor|la|daemon|t=spirit]], in [[la-lat|daemōn]], dēmōn, an evil spirit,^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from Greek [[m|grc|δαίμων|tr=daímōn|t=deity, divine power, lesser god, guiding spirit]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Cresswell 2021) probably originally one who distributes destinies, related to [[m|grc|δαίεσθαι|tr=daíesthai|t=to divide, allot]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from [[ine-pro|*da-]], to divide.^(Etymonline) In the evil sense it also represents [[la|daemonium]], [[grc|δαιμόνιον|tr=daimónion]].^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)
==Earliest recorded meaning==