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Where does “arcanjo” come from?

arcanjo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese archangeo, from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

arcanjo (Portuguese): archangel

Definitions

  1. archangel

Ancestry of “arcanjo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesearchangeoarchangel
2Latinarchangelusan archangel
3Ancient Greekἀρχάγγελοςarchangel
4Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
5Old Norseengillangel
6Old Saxonengilangel
7Proto-West Germanicangilangel
8Latinangelusangel; messenger
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