Where does “diable” come from?
Diable comes from French diable, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (διαβάλλω, meaning to slander or accuse), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to divide or separate.
diable (English): An unglazed earthenware casserole dish; Flavored...
Definitions
- An unglazed earthenware casserole dish; Flavored...
Ancestry of “diable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diable | devil; rogue, devil; hand truck |
| 2 | Middle French | diable | devil; evil |
| 3 | Old French | deable | devil |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | diabolus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | slanderous; libellous |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |