January 14, 2007
¡El Diabolo!
Photo and folding by Mélisande*
Ah, Mephistopheles!
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Diabolo is neither Spanish or related to el Diablo, the devil. Dia = Across (as in diagram, diatribe) and Bolo = Throw. Diabolo in ancient Greek was sometimes used to mean to talk ill of someone which ultimately lead to it referring to a “devilish” creature which was then taken into the later romance languages. However, there is no direct connection: the shape, toy is direct from the ancient Greek whereas Diablo has later origins specifically to the entity of the Devil.
January 16th, 2007 at 1:54 pmYour etymology floors me. May I offer you a deviled egg?
January 16th, 2007 at 2:08 pmNice work.
🙂
January 17th, 2007 at 5:48 am