Etymology of the Latin word diabolus
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 Latin
diabolicusDerivations in other languages
Albanian
djall, English
devil, French
diable, Portuguese
diabroCognates
Dutch
duivel, English
devil, French
diable, German
Teufel, Icelandic
djöfull, Italian
diabolo, Polish
diabel, Portuguese
diabo, Provençal
diable, Spanish
diablo, Swedish
djävulUsage
Word found in Church Latin
