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 χρῡσόςEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσάετοςEvery word from Latin aquila