Curated category
Heaven
- HeavenThe modern English word heaven is derived from the earlier Middle English form heven, which first appeared in written records around 1159.
- DeityThe English word deity derives from Old French and the Latin noun deus, meaning divine nature. Augustine of Hippo coined this term in late antiquity to…
- AngelThe word angel arrives in modern English from Old English engel and the Old French angele. Both of these derive from Late Latin angelus, which in turn was…
- Uranus (mythology)Most linguists trace the name Uranus to a Proto-Greek form called Worsanós. Originally reconstructed by Johann Baptist Hofmann, this root expands from Worsó-.