Where does “διάβολος” come from?

διάβολος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

διάβολος (Ancient Greek): slanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil

Definitions

  1. slanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil

Ancestry of “διάβολος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιαβάλλωthrow over or across; set at variance, make a...
2Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “διάβολος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís