Where does “evangeliste” come from?
evangeliste (Old French) comes from Latin evangelista, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελιστής, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill — angel; messenger.
evangeliste (Old French): Evangelist; a bringer of good news
Definitions
- Evangelist; a bringer of good news
Ancestry of “evangeliste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | evangelista | evangelist, preacher |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγελιστής | bringer of good news |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγελίζω | to bring or announce good news; to preach the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 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 |