Where does “diable” come from?
diable (French) comes from Middle French diable, from Old French deable, 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.
diable (French): devil; rogue, devil; hand truck
Definitions
- devil; rogue, devil; hand truck
Ancestry of “diable”, step by step
diable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French diable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | diable | devil; evil |
| 2 | Old French | deable | 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 |
via Latin Diabolus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Diabolus | the Devil |