Where does “Anglija” come from?
Anglija (Latvian) comes from Latvian anglis, from English angles, from English angle, from Middle English angle, from Middle French angle, from Old French Angle, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — angel; messenger.
Ancestry of “Anglija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | anglis | an Englishman, a man born in England; English;... |
| 2 | English | angles | plural of angle; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | angle | A figure formed by two rays which start from a... |
| 4 | Middle English | angle | — |
| 5 | Middle French | angle | corner |
| 6 | Old French | Angle | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | Angelus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 9 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 10 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 12 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |