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Where does “arkangelas” come from?

arkangelas (Lithuanian) comes from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

arkangelas (Lithuanian): archangel

Definitions

  1. archangel

Ancestry of “arkangelas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarchangelusan archangel
2Ancient Greekἀρχάγγελοςarchangel
3Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
4Old Norseengillangel
5Old Saxonengilangel
6Proto-West Germanicangilangel
7Latinangelusangel; messenger
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