Where does “diabolicamente” come from?
diabolicamente (Italian) comes from Italian diabolico, 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 — two.
diabolicamente (Italian): diabolically, devilishly, fiendishly
Definitions
- diabolically, devilishly, fiendishly
Ancestry of “diabolicamente”, step by step
diabolicamente traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian diabolico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | diabolico | diabolic, diabolical; wicked |
| 2 | Latin | diabolicus | diabolic; relating to the Devil |
| 3 | Koine Greek | διαβολικός | devilish |
| 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 Portuguese diabólico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | diabólico | devilish |
via Spanish diabólico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | diabólico | diabolic |