Where does “anġlu” come from?

anġlu (Maltese) comes from Sicilian àngilu, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

anġlu (Maltese): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “anġlu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SicilianàngiluAlternative form of àncilu
2LatinAngelusangel
3Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
4Old Norseengillangel
5Old Saxonengilangel
6Proto-West Germanicangilangel
7Latinangelusangel; messenger
Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →