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

pesce angelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Angelo

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

via Italian pesce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpescefish
2LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
3Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →