daemon

noun

1. Gr. Myth. any of the secondary divinities ranking between the gods and men
2. a guardian spirit; inspiring or inner spirit
3. demon (sense )

Origin: L, a spirit (in LL(Ec), evil spirit, demon) < Gr daimōn, divine power, fate, god, in LGr(Ec), evil spirit < IE base *dā(i)-, to part, divide, tear apart > time, tatter