Where does “evangeliser” come from?
evangeliser (English) comes from English evangelise, from Old French évangéliser, from Latin evangelizare, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — angel; messenger.
evangeliser (English): Alternative form of evangelizer
Definitions
- Alternative form of evangelizer
Ancestry of “evangeliser”, step by step
evangeliser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English evangelise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evangelise | Alternative spelling of evangelize |
| 2 | Old French | évangéliser | — |
| 3 | Latin | evangelizare | present active infinitive of ēvangelizō;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγελίζω | to bring or announce good news; to preach the... |
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |