Where does “evangelism” come from?
Evangelism derives from English evangel, Ancient Greek -ισμός, Ancient Greek -μός, Proto-Indo-European -mós, Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, Ancient Greek ἄγγελος meaning messenger, and Ancient Greek εὖ meaning well.
evangelism (English): Sharing news of something in order to convince...
Definitions
- Sharing news of something in order to convince...
Ancestry of “evangelism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evangel | The Christian gospel; A salutary principle... |
| 2 | Middle English | evaungel | — |
| 3 | Old French | evangile | — |
| 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 |