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Where does “angelo” come from?

angelo (Italian) comes from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil — angel.

angelo (Italian): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “angelo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “angelo”

  • angelologia
  • pesce angelo
  • anĝelino
  • anĝelo
  • anĝela
  • ĉefanĝelo
  • gardanĝelo
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