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Where does “aiglon” come from?

aiglon (French) comes 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.

aiglon (French): an eaglet, eagle chick

Definitions

  1. an eaglet, eagle chick

Ancestry of “aiglon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaigleeagle; a man of ingenuity and superior talent; a...
2Italianaquilaeagle
3SpanishÁguila—
4Old Spanishaguilaeagle
5Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
6Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
7Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold
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