Etymology of the English word archangel
the English word
archangelderived from the Old French word
archangelederived from the Late Latin word
archangelus (archangel)
derived from the Greek word
archangelos, ἀρχάγγελος (a chief angel)
derived from the Greek word
angelos, ἄγγελος
using the Late Greek prefix
archi-, ἀρχι-
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
using the Greek prefix
arch-derived from the Anglo-Norman word
archangelderived from the Greek word
archangelos, ἀρχάγγελος (a chief angel)
derived from the Greek word
angelos, ἄγγελος
using the Late Greek prefix
archi-, ἀρχι-
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
using the Greek prefix
arch-Usage
Word found in Modern English
