Where does “anglakalbis” come from?
anglakalbis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian anglas, 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.
anglakalbis (Lithuanian): Anglophone
Definitions
- Anglophone
Ancestry of “anglakalbis”, step by step
anglakalbis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian anglas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | anglas | an Englishman |
| 2 | English | Angle | A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by... |
| 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 |