Where does “Raphaelesque” come from?

Raphaelesque (English) comes from English Raphael, from Latin Raphael, from Koine Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ, from Hebrew רָפָאֵל.

Raphaelesque (English): In the style of the Italian painter Raphael

Definitions

  1. In the style of the Italian painter Raphael

Ancestry of “Raphaelesque”, step by step

Raphaelesque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Raphael

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRaphaelAn archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
2LatinRaphaelRaphael biblical character
3Koine GreekῬᾱφᾱήλ—
4Hebrewרָפָאֵל—

via French Raphaël

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchRaphaëlRaphael biblical character
Every word from Hebrew רָפָאֵל →Every word from Koine Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ →Every word from Latin Raphael →