English
evangely
Evangely comes from Latin evangelium ‘good news’, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω ‘to deliver’, and ultimately from ἄγγελος ‘messenger’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελος1‘messenger’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγγέλλω2‘to deliver’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐάγγελος2euángelos‘bringing good news’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐαγγέλιον3‘good news’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEevangelium4‘good news’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590evangely4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον
- 3 Wiktionary, Latin evangelium
- 4 Wiktionary, English evangely
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1590, Edmund Spenser, Book II, Canto X: “[…] good Lucius, / That first receiued Christianitie, /…”.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελοςWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω‘messenger’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγγέλλωWiktionary, Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον‘to deliver’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐάγγελοςWiktionary, Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιονeuángelos‘bringing good news’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐαγγέλιονWiktionary, Latin evangelium‘good news’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEevangeliumWiktionary, English evangely‘good news’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590evangelyWiktionary, English evangely. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1590, Edmund Spenser, Book II, Canto X: “[…] good Lucius, / That first receiued Christianitie, /…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ἄγγελος ‘messenger’
Today it means
noun The "good news" revealed by the Gospel; redemption.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “evangely”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, Latin evangelium. 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 / evangely