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Where does “Aetius” come from?

Aetius (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀέτιος, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

Ancestry of “Aetius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈέτιος—
2Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
3Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “Aetius”

  • Aetius
  • Aécio
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