myEtymology.com: French etymology of archangele

Etymology of the French word archangele

the Old French word archangele

derived 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-

Word found in Old French