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Where does “pesce angelo” come from?

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

pesce angelo (Italian): angelfish

Definitions

  1. angelfish

Ancestry of “pesce angelo”, step by step

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