köken: Often interpreted as coming from the root ش ي ط (š y ṭ) meaning “to burn, scorch” and the ـَان (-ān) suffix forming adjectives. Given the historical precedence of Hebrew texts wherein the word is of relevance, it is likely that the Arabic word is a reinterpretation of Hebrew שָׂטָן (śāṭān), from a root relating to opposition or accusation. Cognate with Classical Syriac ܣܛܢܐ (sāṭānā), Hebrew…
köken: Inherited from Old Polish bies, from Old Ruthenian бѣсъ (běs), from Proto-Slavic *bě̑sъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *baiˀsás (“someone frightening”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂-dʰh₁-so-s, from the root *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). Compare Lithuanian bai̇̃sas. Expected native form *bias is attested in toponym Biasowice.
köken: Borrowed from Latin daemōn (“lar, protective spirit; demon”) (compare German Dämon, French démon, etc.), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”). First attested in 1605.
köken: From a root relating to opposition or accusation. Compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), Aramaic סָטָנָא, Ge'ez ሰይጣን (säyṭan), and Classical Syriac ܣܛܢܐ (sāṭānā).
Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēmōn, daemōn (“lar, familiar spirit, guardian spirit”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”) from δαίομαι (daíomai, “to divide”) + -μων (-mōn), probably motivated as “dispenser of fate”.