Where does “diabòlicament” come from?
diabòlicament (Catalan) comes from Catalan diabòlic, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ancient Greek διαβολικός, from Ancient Greek Διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
diabòlicament (Catalan): diabolically
Ancestry of “diabòlicament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | diabòlic | diabolical |
| 2 | Late Latin | diabolicus | diabolic; relating to the Devil |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διαβολικός | devilish |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |