Where does “diabeł” come from?
diabeł (Polish) comes from Old Polish dyjabeł, from Old Czech diábel, from Latin Diabolus, from Ancient Greek Διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
diabeł (Polish): devil
Definitions
- devil
Ancestry of “diabeł”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | dyjabeł | devil |
| 2 | Old Czech | diábel | devil |
| 3 | Latin | Diabolus | the Devil |
| 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 |