Where does “Ângelo” come from?
Ângelo (Portuguese) comes from Italian Angelo, 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.
Ancestry of “Ângelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | Angelo | Angel |
| 2 | Latin | Angelus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 4 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 5 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 7 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |