Where does “vangelo” come from?
vangelo (Italian) comes from Latin ēvangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil — angel; messenger.
vangelo (Italian): gospel; gospel truth
Definitions
- gospel; gospel truth
Ancestry of “vangelo”, step by step
vangelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ēvangelium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ēvangelium | good news |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 6 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 7 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 9 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | evangelium | — |