Where does “Anglais” come from?
Anglais (French) comes from French Angle, from Middle French angle, from Old French Angle, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil — angel; messenger.
Anglais (French): English person; Englishman; An Anglo-American or...
Definitions
- English person; Englishman; An Anglo-American or...
Ancestry of “Anglais”, step by step
Anglais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Angle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Angle | — |
| 2 | Middle French | angle | corner |
| 3 | Old French | Angle | angel biblical being |
| 4 | Late Latin | Angelus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 6 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 7 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 9 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |