Where does “anxo” come from?

anxo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese angeo, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

anxo (Galician): angel; a very good person

Definitions

  1. angel; a very good person

Ancestry of “anxo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseangeoangel
2Late LatinAngelus—
3Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
4Old Norseengillangel
5Old Saxonengilangel
6Proto-West Germanicangilangel
7Latinangelusangel; messenger
Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →