diabol- root words — words with the diabol- root

The root diabol- comes from Greek diabolos, meaning slanderer, devil. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including devil, daredevil, daredevils, deviled, deviling, devils, devilish, bedevil, bedeviled, bedeviling, bedevilment, bedevils. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the diabol- root

Explore words with diabol- — words containing the diabol- root and sharing its sense of "slanderer, devil". Examples include devil, daredevil, daredevils, deviled, deviling, devils, devilish, bedevil, bedeviled, bedeviling, bedevilment, bedevils. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does diabol- mean?

The diabol- root means slanderer, devil, from Greek diabolos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.