Where does “νεκράγγελος” come from?

νεκράγγελος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

νεκράγγελος (Ancient Greek): A messenger of the dead

Definitions

  1. A messenger of the dead

Ancestry of “νεκράγγελος”, step by step

νεκράγγελος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄγγελος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
2Old Norseengillangel
3Old Saxonengilangel
4Proto-West Germanicangilangel
5Latinangelusangel; messenger

via Ancient Greek νεκρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνεκρόςdead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →