Where does “daredevilism” come from?
daredevilism (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.
daredevilism (English): Reckless boldness
Definitions
- Reckless boldness
Ancestry of “daredevilism”, step by step
daredevilism 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 ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |