Where does “anghelito” come from?

anghelito (Tagalog) comes from Spanish angelito, 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 — angel; messenger.

anghelito (Tagalog): small angel

Definitions

  1. small angel

Ancestry of “anghelito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishangelitoyoung child
2Spanishángelangel
3Old Spanishangelangel
4Late Latinangelusmessenger, angel; angel
5Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
6Old Norseengillangel
7Old Saxonengilangel
8Proto-West Germanicangilangel
9Latinangelusangel; messenger
Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →