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Where does “angliete” come from?

angliete (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.

angliete (Latvian): an Englishwoman, a woman born in England

Definitions

  1. an Englishwoman, a woman born in England

Ancestry of “angliete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviananglisan Englishman, a man born in England; English;...
2Englishanglesplural of angle; Third-person singular simple...
3EnglishangleA figure formed by two rays which start from a...
4Middle Englishangle—
5Middle Frenchanglecorner
6Old FrenchAngle—
7Late LatinAngelus—
8Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
9Old Norseengillangel
10Old Saxonengilangel
11Proto-West Germanicangilangel
12Latinangelusangel; messenger
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