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Where does “αετόπουλο” come from?

αετόπουλο (Greek) comes from Greek αετός, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

αετόπουλο (Greek): eaglet

Definitions

  1. eaglet

Ancestry of “αετόπουλο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαετόςeagle; kite; a clever resourceful person
2Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
3Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
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