English
angélique
Angélique comes from French angélique ‘angel’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἄγγελος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελος‘angel, heavenly spirit’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelus‘angel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelicus‘of or pertaining to angels’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentangélique‘angel’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγγελος‘angel, heavenly spirit’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelus‘angel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEangelicus‘of or pertaining to angels’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentangélique‘angel’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ἄγγελος ‘angel, heavenly spirit’
evangelical, archangel, 6 more
through Latin angelicus ‘of or pertaining to angels’
through French angélique ‘angel’
Today it means
noun A plucked bowl lute with two necks and most often sixteen strings, played in the manner of a harp, and popular in Baroque Europe.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄγγελος / angélique