Where does “aguia” come from?

aguia (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese aguia, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

aguia (Galician): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “aguia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseaguia
2Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
3Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
4Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold
Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσόςEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσάετοςEvery word from Latin aquila
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