Where does “koraalduivel” come from?
koraalduivel (Dutch) comes from Dutch duivel, from Middle Dutch duvel, from Old Dutch diuval, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
koraalduivel (Dutch): lionfish
Definitions
- lionfish
Ancestry of “koraalduivel”, step by step
koraalduivel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch duivel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | duivel | devil |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | duvel | devil, demon; Devil, Satan |
| 3 | Old Dutch | diuval | — |
| 4 | Latin | diabolus | devil |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διάβολος | slanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Dutch koraal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koraal | A coral; any of various coralline tiny organisms... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | corael | — |
| 3 | Old French | coral | — |
| 4 | Latin | corallium | coral |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοράλλιον | coral |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |