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Where does “archaingeal” come from?

archaingeal (Irish) comes from Old Irish archaingel, from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

archaingeal (Irish): Synonym of ardaingeal

Definitions

  1. Synonym of ardaingeal

Ancestry of “archaingeal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisharchaingel—
2Latinarchangelusan archangel
3Ancient Greekἀρχάγγελοςarchangel
4Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
5Old Norseengillangel
6Old Saxonengilangel
7Proto-West Germanicangilangel
8Latinangelusangel; messenger
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