Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/arxangel

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin archangelus. Parallel borrowing with Old Irish arc(h)aingel.

Noun

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*arxangel m

  1. (Christianity) archangel
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Descendants

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  • Middle Breton: archael
  • Old Cornish: archail
  • Middle Welsh: archangel

References

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R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “archangel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies