Where does “arkanghel” come from?
arkanghel (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish arcángel, from Late Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.
Ancestry of “arkanghel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | arcángel | archangel |
| 2 | Late Latin | archangelus | an archangel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχάγγελος | archangel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 5 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 6 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 8 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |