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Where does “angel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “angel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “angel”

  • Ángeles
  • ángeles
  • angelote
  • ángel
  • anghel
  • anqil
  • andjel
  • ange
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