Where does “İncil” come from?

İncil (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish انجیل, from Arabic إِنْجِيل, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ, from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — angel; messenger.

İncil (Turkish): gospel

Definitions

  1. gospel

Ancestry of “İncil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishانجیلgospel, evangel
2Arabicإِنْجِيلgospel
3Classical Syriacܐܘܢܓܠܝܐgospel
4Classical Syriacܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢgospel
5Ancient Greekεὐαγγέλιονa reward for good news; good news; gospel
6Ancient Greekεὐάγγελοςbringing good news
7Ancient Greekἀγγέλλωto carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report
8Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
9Old Norseengillangel
10Old Saxonengilangel
11Proto-West Germanicangilangel
12Latinangelusangel; messenger
Every word from Latin angelusEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελοςEvery word from Old Norse engill