Where does “devilock” come from?

devilock (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- — two.

devilock (English): An alternative hairstyle where the sides and back...

Definitions

  1. An alternative hairstyle where the sides and back...

Ancestry of “devilock”, step by step

devilock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Devil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDevilThe chief devil; Satan
2Middle EnglishdevelSatan, Lucifer; A devil; an evil creature that...
3Old Englishdēofoldemon
4Proto-West Germanicdiubuldevil
5Latindiabolusdevil
6Ancient Greekδιάβολοςslanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil
7Ancient Greekδιαβάλλωthrow over or across; set at variance, make a...
8Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
9Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
11Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via English Lock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLockfrom the surname
2Middle Englishloklock
3Old Englishlācplay, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,...
4Proto-West Germaniclaikgame, sport
5Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís