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Where does “gospelo” come from?

gospelo (Esperanto) comes from English gospel, from Middle English gospel, from Old English gōdspell, from Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — angel; messenger.

gospelo (Esperanto): any of the four books of the Bible recounting the...

Definitions

  1. any of the four books of the Bible recounting the...

Ancestry of “gospelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgospelThe first section of the Christian New Testament...
2Middle Englishgospel—
3Old Englishgōdspell—
4Ecclesiastical Latinevangelium—
5Ancient Greekεὐαγγέλιονa reward for good news; good news; gospel
6Ancient Greekεὐάγγελοςbringing good news
7Ancient GreekἀγγέλλωTo carry, deliver, pass on, relay ; to announce,...
8Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
9Old Norseengillangel
10Old Saxonengilangel
11Proto-West Germanicangilangel
12Latinangelusangel; messenger

Words derived from “gospelo”

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