Where does “diavol de mare” come from?
diavol de mare (Romanian) comes from Romanian diavol, from Old East Slavic диꙗволъ, 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.
diavol de mare (Romanian): sea devil
Definitions
- sea devil
Ancestry of “diavol de mare”, step by step
diavol de mare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian diavol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | diavol | devil |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | диꙗволъ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | slanderous; libellous |
| 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 |