Where does “dgiâbliotîn” come from?
dgiâbliotîn (Norman) comes from Norman dgiâbl'ye, 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 — two.
dgiâbliotîn (Norman): imp, little devil; Christmas cracker
Definitions
- imp, little devil; Christmas cracker
Ancestry of “dgiâbliotîn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | dgiâbl'ye | devil; stag beetle |
| 2 | Old French | deable | devil |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | diabolus | — |
| 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 |