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Where does “αγγελόμορφος” come from?

αγγελόμορφος (Greek) comes from Greek άγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

αγγελόμορφος (Greek): angelic; handsome, angel-faced

Definitions

  1. angelic; handsome, angel-faced

Ancestry of “αγγελόμορφος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάγγελοςangel; messenger, news bearer, envoy, herald
2Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
3Old Norseengillangel
4Old Saxonengilangel
5Proto-West Germanicangilangel
6Latinangelusangel; messenger
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