Etymograph

English

angelique

Angelique comes from French angélique ‘angel’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἄγγελος.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελος1‘angel, heavenly spirit’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelus2‘angel’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelicus2‘of or pertaining to angels’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentangélique3‘angel’
  5. Englishtodayangelique3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin angelus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, French angélique
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English angelique

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελοςWiktionary, Latin angelus‘angel, heavenly spirit’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelusWiktionary, French angélique‘angel’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelicusWiktionary, French angélique‘of or pertaining to angels’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentangéliqueWiktionary, English angelique‘angel’
  5. EnglishtodayangeliqueWiktionary, English angelique

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ἄγγελος ‘angel, heavenly spirit’

evangelical, archangel, 7 more

Today it means

noun A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “angelique”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin angelus, French angélique. 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 / angelique

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