Where does “evangelize” come from?
Evangelize comes from Latin evangelizare, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω, combining εὖ and ἄγγελος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yéti.
evangelize (English): To tell people about Christianity, especially in...
Definitions
- To tell people about Christianity, especially in...
Ancestry of “evangelize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | évangéliser | — |
| 2 | Latin | evangelizare | present active infinitive of ēvangelizō;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγελίζω | to bring or announce good news; to preach the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 8 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 9 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 11 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |