demon

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛ.mɔn/

“demon” is a Polish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

demon (evil supernatural spirit)
daemon (running program that does not have a controlling terminal)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin daemon (“lar, genius, guardian spirit”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”). Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English daemon.

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