diaboo

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Inherited from Latin diabolus, borrowed from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos), from διαβάλλω (diabállō), from δια- (dia-) + βᾰ́λλω (bắllō). Cognate with Old Spanish diabolo.

    Noun

    diaboo m (plural diaboos)

    1. devil

    Descendants

    • Galician: diaño, deño, diallo, dianllo
    • Portuguese: diabo, diá, diabro, diacho, dianho, dienho
      • Kadiwéu: diaabo
      • Tetum: diabu
      • →? Malayalam: ദിയാബ്ല് (diyāblŭ)

    References

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