- archangel (n.)
[archangel 词源字典]
- late 12c., from Old French archangel (12c.) or directly from Late Latin archangelus, from Greek arkhangelos "chief angel," from arkh- "chief, first" (see archon) + angelos (see angel). Replaced Old English heah encgel.[archangel etymology, archangel origin, 英语词源]