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Where does “deovel” come from?

deovel (Middle English) comes from Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol, from Proto-West Germanic diubul, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.

deovel (Middle English): Alternative form of devel

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of devel

Ancestry of “deovel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdevelSatan, Lucifer; A devil; an evil creature that...
2Old Englishdēofoldemon
3Proto-West Germanicdiubuldevil
4Latindiabolusdevil
5Ancient Greekδιάβολοςslanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil
6Ancient Greekδιαβάλλωthrow over or across; set at variance, make a...
7Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
8Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “deovel”

  • devil
  • daredevil
  • devilment
  • bedevil
  • devilfish
  • bedevilment
  • devildom
  • deviling
  • devilism
  • daredevilry
  • devilkin
  • archdevil
  • seadevil
  • deviless
  • devilship
  • devilwood
  • devillike
  • demidevil
  • devilet
  • devilize
  • go-devil
  • undevil
  • devilless
  • devilkind
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