Where does “aigle” come from?

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

aigle (Middle French): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “aigle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aigle

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