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Where does “Aegidius” come from?

Aegidius (English) comes from Latin Aegidius, from Latin Aegis, from Ancient Greek αἰγίς, from Ancient Greek αἴξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Ancestry of “Aegidius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAegidius—
2LatinAegis—
3Ancient Greekαἰγίςthe aegis; a shield of Zeus or cloak of Athena; a...
4Ancient Greekαἴξgoat; a kind of waterfowl, possibly a goose; "In...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
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