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Where does “angelless” come from?

angelless (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.

angelless (English): Without an angel

Definitions

  1. Without an angel

Ancestry of “angelless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAngelAlternative letter-case form of angel
2LatinAngelus—
3Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
4Old Norseengillangel
5Old Saxonengilangel
6Proto-West Germanicangilangel
7Latinangelusangel; messenger
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