myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of archangelus

Etymology of the Latin word archangelus

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-

French archangele, Italian arcangelo, Portuguese arcanjo

Word found in Late Latin