Etymograph

English

angellike

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

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελος1‘messenger’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγγελικός2‘of or for a messenger’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelicus2‘of or pertaining to angels’next step skipped: Old English engellīċ
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400angélique2
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500angelik3as aungellike‘Angelic or heavenly’
  6. Englishtodayangellike3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Middle English angelik
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English angellike

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελοςWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός‘messenger’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγγελικόςWiktionary, Middle English angelik‘of or for a messenger’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelicusWiktionary, Middle English angelik‘of or pertaining to angels’next step skipped: Old English engellīċ
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400angéliqueWiktionary, Middle English angelik
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500angelikWiktionary, English angellikeas aungellike‘Angelic or heavenly’
  6. EnglishtodayangellikeWiktionary, English angellike

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ἄγγελος ‘messenger’

evangelical, archangel, 6 more

through Latin angelicus ‘of or pertaining to angels’

angelique, 2 more

Today it means

adj Resembling or characteristic of an angel.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “angellike”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός, Middle English angelik. 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 / angellike

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