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Etymology of the English word daredevil

the English word daredevil
derived from the English word dare
derived from the English word devil
derived from the Church Latin word diabolus (devil; The Devil, Satan)
derived from the Greek word diabolos, διάβολος (a traducer; specially, Satan)
derived from the Greek word diaballein, διαβάλλω (to slander, attack; literally 'to throw across')
derived from the Greek word dia, διά (through, between)
derived from the Greek word ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷelə-

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