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