Etymology of the English word devil
the English word
devilderived 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-Derivations in English
bedevil,
daredevil,
devilfish,
devilkin,
devilment,
devilry,
devilish,
deviled,
devilingCognates
Dutch
duivel, French
diable, German
Teufel, Icelandic
djöfull, Italian
diabolo, Latin
diabolus, Polish
diabel, Portuguese
diabo, Provençal
diable, Spanish
diablo, Swedish
djävulUsage
Word found in Modern English
