Where does “angles” come from?
angles (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.
angles (French): plural of angle
Definitions
- plural of angle
Ancestry of “angles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | angle | A geometric angle; A location at the corner of... |
| 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 |