Where does “angelism” come from?
angelism (English) comes from English Angel, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.
angelism (English): A doctrine that regards humans as angelic
Definitions
- A doctrine that regards humans as angelic
Ancestry of “angelism”, step by step
angelism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Angel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Angel | Alternative letter-case form of angel |
| 2 | Latin | Angelus | angel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 4 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 5 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 7 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |