Meanings of the word 'El'
Jan. 23rd, 2007 08:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
starsandseaFound something today concerning the meanings of the word 'El'. Found them interesting as they pertain to Kal-El
El
This is a very ancient word with a long history. It has a common origin with several other ancient words in other languages - all of them with a common significant meaning: the Sumerian EL meant 'brightness' or 'shining'; the Akkadian ILU meant 'the bright one'; the babylonian ELLU meant 'the shining one'; the Old Welsh ELLYL meant 'a shining being'; the Old Irish AILLIL meant 'shining'; the English ELF meant 'a shining being' (from the Anglo-Saxon AELF; the Old Cornish EL meant 'an angel'.
El
This is a very ancient word with a long history. It has a common origin with several other ancient words in other languages - all of them with a common significant meaning: the Sumerian EL meant 'brightness' or 'shining'; the Akkadian ILU meant 'the bright one'; the babylonian ELLU meant 'the shining one'; the Old Welsh ELLYL meant 'a shining being'; the Old Irish AILLIL meant 'shining'; the English ELF meant 'a shining being' (from the Anglo-Saxon AELF; the Old Cornish EL meant 'an angel'.
