Where does “undiabolical” come from?

undiabolical (English) comes from English diabolical, 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 — two.

undiabolical (English): Not diabolical

Definitions

  1. Not diabolical

Ancestry of “undiabolical”, step by step

undiabolical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English diabolical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel; Of or concerning the...
2EnglishdiabolicShowing wickedness typical of a devil; Extremely...
3Middle Englishdiabolik
4Middle Frenchdiaboliquediabolic
5Late Latindiabolicusdiabolic; relating to the Devil
6Ancient Greekδιαβολικόςdevilish
7Ancient GreekΔιάβολοςslanderous; libellous
8Ancient Greekδιαβάλλωthrow over or across; set at variance, make a...
9Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
10Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
11Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
12Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís