Where does “gospelkuoro” come from?
gospelkuoro (Finnish) comes from Finnish gospel, 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 — angel; messenger.
gospelkuoro (Finnish): gospel choir
Definitions
- gospel choir
Ancestry of “gospelkuoro”, step by step
gospelkuoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish gospel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | gospel | gospel |
| 2 | English | gospel | The first section of the Christian New Testament... |
| 3 | Middle English | gospel | A gospel one of four books recounting Jesus' life in the Christian biblical canon |
| 4 | Old English | gōdspell | gospel |
| 5 | Ecclesiastical Latin | evangelium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 10 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 11 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 13 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via Finnish kuoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuoro | choir |
| 2 | Swedish | kör | choir; singing group |
| 3 | French | chœur | chorus; choir |
| 4 | Middle French | Cuer | choir |
| 5 | Latin | chorus | chorus (all forms); a performance with dancing and singing; a troop or band of dancers and singers; performers |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χορός | dance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |