Where does “evangelicalism” come from?
Evangelicalism derives from English evangelical, rooted in Latin evangelium and Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, meaning good news, from εὖ (well) and ἄγγελος (messenger).
evangelicalism (English): Lutheranism and continental Calvinism;...
Definitions
- Lutheranism and continental Calvinism;...
Ancestry of “evangelicalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evangelical | Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the... |
| 2 | English | evangelic | evangelical |
| 3 | Latin | evangelicus | evangelical |
| 4 | Latin | ēvangelium | good news |
| 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 |