Etymograph

English

evangile

Evangile comes from French évangile ‘gospel’, from Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium ‘good news’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος ‘messenger’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελος1‘messenger’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγγέλλω2‘to deliver’
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐάγγελος2euángelos‘bringing good news’
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐαγγέλιον3‘good news’
  5. Ecclesiastical Latinc. 200–1500evangelium3‘good news’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400evangile3
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentévangile4‘gospel’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1829evangile4

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον
  3. 3 Wiktionary, French évangile
  4. 4 Wiktionary, English evangile
  5. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1829, Walter Savage Landor, Maurocordato and Colocotroni: “Above all, the Servians […] read, with much avidity,…”.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελοςWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω‘messenger’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγγέλλωWiktionary, Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον‘to deliver’
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐάγγελοςWiktionary, Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιονeuángelos‘bringing good news’
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐαγγέλιονWiktionary, French évangile‘good news’
  5. Ecclesiastical Latinc. 200–1500evangeliumWiktionary, French évangile‘good news’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400evangileWiktionary, French évangile
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentévangileWiktionary, English evangile‘gospel’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1829evangileWiktionary, English evangile. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1829, Walter Savage Landor, Maurocordato and Colocotroni: “Above all, the Servians […] read, with much avidity,…”

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ἄγγελος ‘messenger’

angelic, archangel, angelique, 6 more

Today it means

noun good tidings, or evangel.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “evangile”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, French évangile. 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 / evangile

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