Borrowed fromLatinlupus in fabula.

lupusinfabula

1. speak of the devil

Literally,“wolf in the story”.

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key): [ɫʊ.pʊ.sĩːˈfaː.bʊ.ɫaː]
• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key): [ˈɫʊ.pʊs ˈɪn ˈfa.bʊ.ɫa]

lupusinfābulā

1. (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!"

   • 68BCE – 44BCE,Cicero,Epistulae ad Atticum13.33.1:

     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 [...]

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