Where does “diablo” come from?
diablo (English) comes from Spanish diablo, from Old Spanish diablo, from Ecclesiastical Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek Διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
diablo (English): the devil; diable, flavoured with hot spices
Definitions
- the devil; diable, flavoured with hot spices
Ancestry of “diablo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | diablo | devil |
| 2 | Old Spanish | diablo | devil |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | diabolus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | slanderous; libellous |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |