Where does “Egidio” come from?

Egidio (Italian) comes from Late Latin Aegidius, from Latin aegis, from Ancient Greek αἰγίς, from Ancient Greek αἴξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Ancestry of “Egidio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinAegidius
2Latinaegisthe aegis
3Ancient Greekαἰγίςthe aegis; a shield of Zeus or cloak of Athena; a...
4Ancient Greekαἴξgoat; a kind of waterfowl, possibly a goose; "In...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “Egidio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek αἴξEvery word from Ancient Greek αἰγίς
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