Where does “unionongl” come from?
unionongl (Welsh) comes from Welsh ongl, from Middle English angle, from Middle French angle, from Old French Angle, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel; messenger.
unionongl (Welsh): right angle
Definitions
- right angle
Ancestry of “unionongl”, step by step
unionongl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh ongl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | ongl | angle, corner |
| 2 | Middle English | angle | — |
| 3 | Middle French | angle | corner |
| 4 | Old French | Angle | angel biblical being |
| 5 | Late Latin | Angelus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 7 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 8 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 10 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |