'angelica' originates from Medieval Latin, specifically the word 'angelica', where 'angelicus' meant 'angelic'.

'angelica' changed from the Medieval Latin word 'angelica' and eventually became the modern English word 'angelica'.

Initially, it referred to something 'angelic' or 'of angels', but over time it became the name for a genus of plants, possibly due to their perceived medicinal or beneficial properties.