English
diablery
Diablery comes from French diablerie ‘devilry’, and goes back to Middle French diable.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600diable‘devil’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘devil’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentdiablerie‘devilry’
- Englishtodaydiablery
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600diable‘devil’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘devil’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentdiablerie‘devilry’
- Englishtodaydiablery
Linked words
through Ancient Greek διάβολος ‘slanderous’
Today it means
noun sorcery
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French diable / diablery