Where does “ànghel” come from?

ànghel (Romansch) 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.

ànghel (Romansch): angel; angle

Definitions

  1. angel; angle

Ancestry of “ànghel”, step by step

ànghel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin Angelus

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

via Latin Angulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAngulusA city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →