Where does “Angelica” come from?

Angelica (Translingual) comes from Late Latin angelicus, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil — angel.

Angelica (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Angelica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinangelicusOf or pertaining to angels; angelic
2Latinangelusangel; messenger
3Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
4Old Norseengillangel
5Old Saxonengilangel
6Proto-West Germanicangilangel
Every word from Proto-West Germanic angilEvery word from Latin angelusEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος