myEtymology.com: English etymology of devilry

Etymology of the English word devilry

the English word devilry

derived from the Old French word diablerie

derived from the Old French word diable

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-

using the English suffix -ry

derived from the English suffix -ery

derived from the English suffix -y

derived from the Latin suffix -ia

derived from the Latin suffix -ium

derived from the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word devil