Where does “福音書” come from?
福音書 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 福音, from English gospel, from Middle English gospel, from Old English gōdspell, from Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω — angel; messenger.
福音書 (Japanese): a gospel
Ancestry of “福音書”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 福音 | the Gospel, good news; a gospel, good news, good... |
| 2 | English | gospel | The first section of the Christian New Testament... |
| 3 | Middle English | gospel | — |
| 4 | Old English | gōdspell | — |
| 5 | Ecclesiastical Latin | evangelium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | To carry, deliver, pass on, relay ; to announce,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 10 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 11 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 13 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |