Etymograph

English

angelic

Angelic comes from Latin angelicus ‘of or pertaining to angels’, from Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός ‘of or for a messenger’, and ultimately from ἄγγελος ‘angel’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελος1ángelos‘angel’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγγελικός1angelikós‘of or for a messenger’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelicus1‘of or pertaining to angels’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400angélique1
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150anġelīċ1
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500angelik1‘Angelic or heavenly’
  7. Englishtodayangelic1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English angelic

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελοςWiktionary, English angelicángelos‘angel’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγγελικόςWiktionary, English angelicangelikós‘of or for a messenger’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelicusWiktionary, English angelic‘of or pertaining to angels’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400angéliqueWiktionary, English angelic
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150anġelīċWiktionary, English angelic
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500angelikWiktionary, English angelic‘Angelic or heavenly’
  7. EnglishtodayangelicWiktionary, English angelic

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ἄγγελος ‘angel’

evangelical, archangel, 7 more

Today it means

adj Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “angelic”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄγγελος / angelic

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