Where does “daredevilry” come from?
daredevilry (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.
daredevilry (English): reckless boldness
Ancestry of “daredevilry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | daredevil | A person who engages in very risky behavior,... |
| 2 | English | Devil | — |
| 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 |