Where does “egle” come from?

egle (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Old Occitan aigla, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

egle (Middle English): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “egle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanegleeagle
2Old Frenchaigleeagle
3Old Occitanaigla—
4Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
5Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
6Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

Words derived from “egle”

Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσός →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος →Every word from Latin aquila →