evangel

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεὐαγγέλιον“good news”
2. Late Latin · derived fromevangelium
3. Old French · derived fromevangile
4. Middle English · inherited fromevaungel
5. English todayevangel

From Middle English evaungel, evangile, from Old French evangile, from Late Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”) (English angel). The word gospel is from the same Ancient Greek origin, also meaning “good news”, but translated into Latin, then calqued into Old English.

Words from the same roots