Where does “antigospel” come from?
antigospel (English) comes from English gospel, from Middle English gospel, from Old English gōdspell, from Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — angel; messenger.
antigospel (English): Opposing the gospel
Definitions
- Opposing the gospel
Ancestry of “antigospel”, step by step
antigospel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gospel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gospel | The first section of the Christian New Testament... |
| 2 | Middle English | gospel | A gospel one of four books recounting Jesus' life in the Christian biblical canon |
| 3 | Old English | gōdspell | gospel |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | evangelium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 9 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 10 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 12 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |