Etymology of the English word devilish
the English word devilish
using the English suffix -ish
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)