Where does “diablery” come from?
diablery (English) comes from French diablerie, from French diable, from Middle French diable, from Old French deable, from Ecclesiastical Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek Διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- — two.
diablery (English): sorcery; summoning of the Devil
Definitions
- sorcery; summoning of the Devil
Ancestry of “diablery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diablerie | devilry; the deeds or the domain of the devil;... |
| 2 | French | diable | devil; rogue, devil; hand truck |
| 3 | Middle French | diable | devil; evil |
| 4 | Old French | deable | devil |
| 5 | Ecclesiastical Latin | diabolus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | slanderous; libellous |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |