Where does “diabolik” come from?
diabolik (Middle English) comes from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ancient Greek διαβολικός, from Ancient Greek Διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
Ancestry of “diabolik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | diabolique | diabolic |
| 2 | Late Latin | diabolicus | diabolic; relating to the Devil |
| 3 | Ancient 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 |