Where does “aigle” come from?

aigle (French) comes from Italian aquila, from Spanish Águila, from Old Spanish aguila, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

aigle (French): eagle; a man of ingenuity and superior talent; a...

Definitions

  1. eagle; a man of ingenuity and superior talent; a...

Ancestry of “aigle”, step by step

aigle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian aquila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaquilaeagle
2SpanishÁguilaeagle
3Old Spanishaguilaeagle
4Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
5Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
6Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

via Middle French aigle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchaigleeagle
2Old Frenchaigleeagle
3Old Occitanaigla—

Words derived from “aigle”

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