Where does “ard-ainlagh” come from?
ard-ainlagh (Manx) comes from Manx ard-ainle, from Manx ainle, from Old Irish aingel, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil — angel; messenger.
ard-ainlagh (Manx): archangelic
Ancestry of “ard-ainlagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | ard-ainle | archangel |
| 2 | Manx | ainle | angel |
| 3 | Old Irish | aingel | angel; very bright; unclear |
| 4 | Latin | Angelus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 6 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 7 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 9 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |