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Where does “aegida” come from?

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

aegida (Latin): accusative singular of aegis

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of aegis

Ancestry of “aegida”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aegida”

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