Where does “enkelihoito” come from?
enkelihoito (Finnish) comes from Finnish enkeli, from Old Swedish ängil, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.
enkelihoito (Finnish): angel healing, angel therapy
Definitions
- angel healing, angel therapy
Ancestry of “enkelihoito”, step by step
enkelihoito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish enkeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | enkeli | angel |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ängil | — |
| 3 | Latin | Angelus | angel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 5 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 6 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 8 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via Finnish hoito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoito | care; nurture; treatment, cure, therapy, remedy |
| 2 | Finnish | hoitaa | to nurse, care; to cure; to deal with, fix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śćaHyáH | shade, shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |