Where does “diablerie” come from?
diablerie (French) comes from French diable, 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 — two.
diablerie (French): devilry; the deeds or the domain of the devil;...
Definitions
- devilry; the deeds or the domain of the devil;...
Ancestry of “diablerie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | diable | devil; rogue, devil; hand truck |
| 2 | Middle French | diable | devil; evil |
| 3 | Old French | deable | devil |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | diabolus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “diablerie”