devel
Middle English
/ˈdeːvəl/
noun
Definitions
- Satan, Lucifer in Early ME, without the definite article
- A devil; an evil creature that resides in hell in Christianity
- A pagan or heretical god; a deity considered to be false or an idol.
- (figurative) A malicious or sinful person; one who is evil.
- (rare) A fantastic beast or monstrous creature.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dēofol (demon) derived from Ancient Greek διάβολος (slanderer, accuser, devil, Devil).
Origin
Ancient Greek
διάβολος
Gloss
slanderer, accuser, devil, Devil
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- devilish English
- devilry English
- diabologue English
- diabololatry English
- diabolus Latin
- -logue French
- διάβολος Ancient Greek
- διαβάλλω Ancient Greek
- *gʷelH- Proto-Indo-European
- deofolcund Old English
- deofollic Old English
- deofolseoc Old English
- deofolseocnes Old English
- dēofol Old English
- dēofollīc Old English
- dēofollīce Old English
- develiche Middle English
- develissh Middle English
- develrye Middle English
- devely Middle English
- devil Middle English
- djǫfull Old Norse
- إبليس Arabic
- deable Old French
- diable Old French
- διάβολος Greek (modern)
- 𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌻𐌰 Gothic
- diablu Asturian
- deil Scots
- диꙗволъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- диꙗволъ Old East Slavic
- ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ Coptic
- diōvel Old Frisian
- diablo Old Spanish