English
diablo
Diablo comes from Spanish diablo ‘devil’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentdiablo‘devil’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentdiablo‘devil’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Ancient Greek διάβολος ‘The Devil’
through Ecclesiastical Latin diabolus ‘devil’
Today it means
noun The Devil or a devil.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish diablo / diablo