Where does “evangelizzazione” come from?
evangelizzazione (Italian) comes from Italian evangelizzare, from Late Latin evangelizo, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill — angel; messenger.
evangelizzazione (Italian): evangelization
Ancestry of “evangelizzazione”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | evangelizzare | to evangelize or convert |
| 2 | Late Latin | evangelizo | I preach the Gospel; I evangelize |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγελίζω | to bring or announce good news; to preach the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | To carry, deliver, pass on, relay ; to announce,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 8 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 9 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 11 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |