Where does “L'Aquila” come from?

L'Aquila (Italian) comes from Italian aquila, from Spanish Águila, from Old Spanish aguila, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

Ancestry of “L'Aquila”, step by step

L'Aquila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian aquila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaquilaeagle
2SpanishÁguilaeagle
3Old Spanishaguilaeagle
4Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
5Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
6Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

via Italian l’

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianl’the

Words derived from “L'Aquila

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