Where does “aquilon” come from?

aquilon (French) comes from Latin aquilo, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

aquilon (French): north wind

Definitions

  1. north wind

Ancestry of “aquilon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquilonorth wind, the wind god Boreas
2Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
3Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
4Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

Words derived from “aquilon

Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσόςEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσάετοςEvery word from Latin aquila
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