Where does “diabolique” come from?
diabolique (French) comes from Latin diabolicus, from Koine Greek διαβολικός, from Ancient Greek Διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
diabolique (French): diabolic
Definitions
- diabolic
Ancestry of “diabolique”, step by step
diabolique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin diabolicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | diabolicus | diabolic; relating to the Devil |
| 2 | Koine Greek | διαβολικός | devilish |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | slanderous; libellous |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Late Latin diabolicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | diabolicus | diabolic; relating to the Devil |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διαβολικός | devilish |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |