diable
French
[dʒɔb]
noun
Definitions
- (religion) devil
- (colloquial) rogue, (old) devil
- hand truck
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French diable inherited from Old French diable derived from Latin diabolus (devil) 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
- diablerie English
- diabologue English
- diabology English
- diabololatry English
- jab molassie English
- molasses English
- *diablus Latin
- diabolus Latin
- Melasse German
- diavolo Italian
- melassa Italian
- -logue French
- diablement French
- diablerie French
- diablesse French
- diablotin French
- diaboliste French
- diabolo French
- mélasse French
- melaza Spanish, Castilian
- διάβολος Ancient Greek
- διαβάλλω Ancient Greek
- *gʷelH- Proto-Indo-European
- melaço Portuguese
- deofol Old English
- dēofol Old English
- djǫfull Old Norse
- إبليس Arabic
- deable Old French
- diable Old French
- diable Esperanto
- diablido Esperanto
- diablo Esperanto
- diable Catalan, Valencian
- διάβολος Greek (modern)
- tiufal Old High German
- díabul Old Irish
- dgiâbl'ye Norman
- djall Albanian
- diable Middle French
- diablesse Middle French
- 𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌻𐌰 Gothic
- *diubal gmw-pro
- *diubul gmw-pro
- diuval Old Dutch
- diabo Old Portuguese
- diuval Old Saxon
- diablu Asturian
- диꙗволъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- diaul Friulian
- диꙗволъ Old East Slavic
- ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ Coptic
- diōvel Old Frisian
- diablo Old Spanish
- diaul Dalmatian
- diabolo Hawaiian
- dyab Haitian, Haitian Creole
- diab Mauritian Creole
- dyab Mauritian Creole
- diale Walloon
- diale Bourguignon
- giavo Istriot
- diavule Corsican
- dyab Seychellois Creole
- djab Antillean Creole
- jab Antillean Creole
- diábel Old Czech