TIL: diabolos

[timelets]

“dia-bolos in Greek meaning ‘the who who divides.”

--- Luc Ferry. “A Brief History of Thought.”

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

In ancient Greek "βολος" — throwing nets (when fishing)
Dictionaries claim that "διάβολος" is translated as "slandering."
When "διά" is used in the sense of divide, it "δι-αιρέω": 1) separate, disassemble, divide, divide 2)... 3) ... 4) ... 5) ...

It is not clear where the author took such an etymology.

[timelets]

Maybe it's from here https://www.etymonline.com/word/devil