Where does “undevilish” come from?
undevilish (English) comes from English devilish, from Middle English develissh, from Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol, from Proto-West Germanic diubul, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω — two.
undevilish (English): Not devilish
Definitions
- Not devilish
Ancestry of “undevilish”, step by step
undevilish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English devilish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | devilish | Resembling a devil; Characteristic of a devil;... |
| 2 | Middle English | develissh | devilish, hellish |
| 3 | Middle English | devel | Satan, Lucifer; A devil; an evil creature that... |
| 4 | Old English | dēofol | demon |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | diubul | devil |
| 6 | Latin | diabolus | devil |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διάβολος | slanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |