Where does “diablada” come from?
diablada (Spanish) comes from Spanish diablo, from Old Spanish diablo, 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.
diablada (Spanish): a traditional dance from Bolivia characterised by the dancers wearing a devil suit
Definitions
- a traditional dance from Bolivia characterised by the dancers wearing a devil suit
Ancestry of “diablada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | diablo | devil |
| 2 | Old Spanish | diablo | 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 |