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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lupus in fabula.
Phrase
lupus in fabula
- speak of the devil
Latin
Etymology
Literally, “wolf in the story”.
Pronunciation
Proverb
lupus in fābulā
- (idiomatic) talk of the devil, speak of the devil and he shall appear
- Synonym: lupus in sermōne
Pompeius,
Commentum in Artis Donati partem tertiam in Heinrich Keil, Grammatici Latini 5.311.31K:
- Puta dē nescioquō loquēbāris et subitō venit is, dīcis tū, "lupus in fābulā!"
- Say, you were talking about somebody or other, and all of a sudden that person comes, then you say: "talk of the devil!"
68 BCE – 44 BCE,
Cicero,
Epistulae ad Atticum 13.33.1:
- Dē Varrōne loquēbāmur. Lupus in fābulā: vēnit enim ad mē
- We were talking about Varro the other day. Speak of the devil: he arrived at my place