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Where does “develrye” come from?

develrye (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.

develrye (Middle English): A demonic influence; a creature of hell; Demonic...

Definitions

  1. A demonic influence; a creature of hell; Demonic...

Ancestry of “develrye”, 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 “develrye”

  • devilry
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