Where does “eaglestone” come from?
eaglestone (English) comes from English eagle, from French aigle, from Italian aquila, from Spanish Águila, from Old Spanish aguila, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.
eaglestone (English): A concretionary nodule of iron oxide with a loose...
Definitions
- A concretionary nodule of iron oxide with a loose...
Ancestry of “eaglestone”, step by step
eaglestone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eagle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eagle | Any of several large carnivorous and... |
| 2 | French | aigle | eagle; a man of ingenuity and superior talent; a... |
| 3 | Italian | aquila | eagle |
| 4 | Spanish | Águila | eagle |
| 5 | Old Spanish | aguila | eagle |
| 6 | Latin | aquila | eagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρυσάετος | golden eagle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρῡσός | gold |
via English Stone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 2 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |