Venom Snake Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Dementia origins

Hi, we've always heard that certain people were possessed by "demons" and how it made them crazy, and also we can call a crazy person, a "demented" person, my question is, does "dementia" or its verb "demented" possibly have any roots in the word "demon" ? because they sound very similar.

  

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my question is, does "dementia" or its verb "demented" possibly have any roots in the word "demon" ? because they sound very similar. I think not.

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my question is, does "dementia" or its verb "demented" possibly have any roots in the word "demon" ? because they sound very similar. I think not.

The word 'demon' comes from ancient Greek daimon: lesser ***

Look here. https://www.etymonline.com/word/demon


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