Where does “egle” come from?

egle (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French aigle, from Old Occitan aigla, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

egle (Anglo-Norman): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “egle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaigleeagle
2Old Occitanaigla—
3Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
4Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
5Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

Words derived from “egle”

Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσός →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος →Every word from Latin aquila →