Where does “daredevilish” come from?
daredevilish (English) comes from English daredevil, from English Devil, from Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol, from Proto-West Germanic diubul, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω — two.
Ancestry of “daredevilish”, step by step
daredevilish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English daredevil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | daredevil | A person who engages in very risky behavior,... |
| 2 | English | Devil | The chief devil; Satan |
| 3 | Middle English | devel | Satan, Lucifer; A devil; an evil creature that... |
| 4 | Old English | dēofol | demon |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | diubul | devil |
| 6 | Latin | diabolus | devil |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διάβολος | slanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |