Where does “𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃” come from?
𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃 (Gothic) comes 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.
𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃 (Gothic): devil
Definitions
- devil
Ancestry of “𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | slanderous; libellous |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |