Where does “dgiâbl'ye” come from?
dgiâbl'ye (Norman) comes from Old French deable, from Ecclesiastical Latin diabolus, 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.
dgiâbl'ye (Norman): devil; stag beetle
Ancestry of “dgiâbl'ye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | deable | devil |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical Latin | diabolus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “dgiâbl'ye”