English
L'Anse-au-Diable
L'Anse-au-Diable comes from French L'Anse-au-Diable.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentL'Anse-au-Diable
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentL'Anse-au-Diable
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of anse ‘cove, small bay’ + diable ‘devil’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ ‘handle’
Latin ānsa ‘handle’
Old French anse
Middle French anse
French anse ‘cove, small bay’
Ancient Greek διάβολος ‘slanderous’
Old French diable
Middle French diable ‘devil’
French diable ‘devil’
The story
The settlement was named after a dangerous headland located nearby.
Every English word from French L'Anse-au-Diable
Today it means
name A ghost town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French L'Anse-au-Diable / L'Anse-au-Diable