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Where does “angelik” come from?

angelik (Middle English) comes from Old French angélique, from Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

angelik (Middle English): Angelic or heavenly; appropriate for an angel;...

Definitions

  1. Angelic or heavenly; appropriate for an angel;...

Ancestry of “angelik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchangélique—
2LatinangelicusOf or pertaining to angels; angelic
3Ancient Greekἀγγελικόςof or for a messenger; conveying information;...
4Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
5Old Norseengillangel
6Old Saxonengilangel
7Proto-West Germanicangilangel
8Latinangelusangel; messenger

Words derived from “angelik”

  • angelic
  • angelically
  • unangelic
  • superangelic
  • angelate
  • nonangelic
  • angelicness
  • unangelically
  • angelicize
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