pandemonium
/ˌpændɪˈməʊniəm/pan-dih-MOH-nee-uhm
/ˌpændɪˈmoʊniəm/pan-dih-MOH-nee-uhm
Meaningthe place of all demons
Common meaning: wild uproar
- panall (Greek pan)
- demona divine power; a spiritLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 172 · scan
- iumLatin noun ending
‘all (Greek pan)’ + ‘a divine power’ → pandemonium
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek δαίμων ‘a divine power; a spirit’.
Roots
- δαίμων Greek “a divine power; a spirit”
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