Where does “diabolism” come from?
diabolism (English) comes from English diabolic, from Middle English diabolik, from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ancient Greek διαβολικός, from Ancient Greek Διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- — two.
diabolism (English): Worship of the devil; Satanism; Character,...
Definitions
- Worship of the devil; Satanism; Character,...
Ancestry of “diabolism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | diabolic | Showing wickedness typical of a devil; Extremely... |
| 2 | Middle English | diabolik | — |
| 3 | Middle French | diabolique | diabolic |
| 4 | Late Latin | diabolicus | diabolic; relating to the Devil |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διαβολικός | devilish |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | — |
| 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 |