Where does “jouluevankeliumi” come from?
jouluevankeliumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish evankeliumi, from Swedish evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel; messenger.
jouluevankeliumi (Finnish): Christmas gospel, (the biblical) Christmas story, more specifically the story of the birth of Jesus, often Chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke
Definitions
- Christmas gospel, (the biblical) Christmas story, more specifically the story of the birth of Jesus, often Chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke
Ancestry of “jouluevankeliumi”, step by step
jouluevankeliumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish evankeliumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | evankeliumi | gospel |
| 2 | Swedish | evangelium | gospel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 7 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 8 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 10 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via Finnish joulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joulu | Christmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu |