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Where does “àguila” come from?

àguila (Catalan) comes from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

àguila (Catalan): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “àguila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
2Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
3Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

Words derived from “àguila”

  • aguilenc
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