Where does “evangelic” come from?
evangelic (English) comes from Latin evangelicus, from Latin ēvangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel; messenger.
evangelic (English): evangelical
Definitions
- evangelical
Ancestry of “evangelic”, step by step
evangelic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin evangelicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | evangelicus | evangelical |
| 2 | Latin | ēvangelium | good news |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 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 |
via Old French evangelique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | evangelique | — |
Words derived from “evangelic”
- evangelical
- evangelicalism
- evangelically
- nonevangelical
- unevangelical
- evangelicism
- antievangelical
- evangelicity
- unevangelic
- evangelicalness
- vegangelical
- Talibangelical
- evangelikal
- evangelicalization
- evangelicalize
- exvangelical
- fundagelical
- pseudoevangelical
- superevangelical
- televangelical
- ultraevangelical
- unevangelicalness