Where does “Diablo” come from?
Diablo derives from Spanish diablo, from Old Spanish diablo, from Ancient Greek διάβολος meaning "slanderer" or "accuser," composed of διά meaning "through" and a root from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- meaning "to throw."
Diablo (English): A sports car made by the Italian manufacturer...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Diablo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | diablo | devil |
| 2 | Old Spanish | diablo | devil |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | diabolus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | slanderous; libellous |
| 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 |