Where does “diaño” come from?
diaño (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese diabo, from Old Portuguese diaboo, from Latin Diabolus, from Ancient Greek Διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
diaño (Galician): devil; demon; fiend creature from Hell
Definitions
- devil; demon; fiend creature from Hell
Ancestry of “diaño”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | diabo | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | diaboo | — |
| 3 | Latin | Diabolus | the Devil |
| 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 |