evangelist

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεὐαγγελιστής“bringer of good news”
2. Latin · derived fromevangelista
3. Old French · derived fromevangeliste
4. English todayevangelist

From Old French evangeliste, equivalent to evangel + -ist, from ecclesiastical Latin evangelista, from ecclesiastical Ancient Greek εὐαγγελιστής (euangelistḗs, “bringer of good news”), from εὐαγγελίζεσθαι (euangelízesthai, “to evangelize”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”).