The Myths. 1  Everyone in the Middle Ages thought the earth was flat. 2  Columbus faced opposition to his attempt to find a western route to Asia because people thought the earth was flat.
The name Engel is of German origin. The meaning of Engel is angel. Engel is used as both a boys and girls name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced En-gel.
Etymology and early use. The phrase quod erat demonstrandum is a translation into Latin from the Greek á½ÏÎµÏ á¼Î´ÎµÎ¹ Î´Îµá¿Î¾Î±Î¹ (hoper edei deixai; abbreviated as Î¿ÎµÎ´). Translating from the Latin into English yields, what was to be demonstrated; however, translating the Greek phrase á½ÏÎµÏ á¼Î´ÎµÎ¹ Î´Îµá¿Î¾Î±Î¹ produces a slightly different meaning.