Where does “motorcoureur” come from?
motorcoureur (Dutch) comes from Dutch motor, from Dutch engel, from Middle Dutch engel, from Old Dutch engil, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel; messenger.
motorcoureur (Dutch): motorcycle racer
Definitions
- motorcycle racer
Ancestry of “motorcoureur”, step by step
motorcoureur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch motor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | motor | engine; motorbike |
| 2 | Dutch | engel | angel |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | engel | angel, servant of God; fallen angel |
| 4 | Old Dutch | engil | — |
| 5 | Latin | Angelus | angel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 7 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 8 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 10 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |