Where does “angelito” come from?

angelito (Spanish) comes from Spanish ángel, from Old Spanish angel, 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.

angelito (Spanish): young child

Definitions

  1. young child

Ancestry of “angelito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishángelangel
2Old Spanishangelangel
3Late Latinangelusmessenger, angel; angel
4Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
5Old Norseengillangel
6Old Saxonengilangel
7Proto-West Germanicangilangel
8Latinangelusangel; messenger

Words derived from “angelito

Every word from Latin angelusEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελοςEvery word from Old Norse engill