Where does “gospelrock” come from?
gospelrock (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.
gospelrock (Finnish): gospel rock
Definitions
- gospel rock
Ancestry of “gospelrock”, step by step
gospelrock 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 rock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rock | rock style of music |
| 2 | English | Rock | for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke) |
| 3 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 4 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 5 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 6 | Old English | ond | and |
| 7 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |