Where does “aigl’ye” come from?

aigl’ye (Norman) comes from Old French aigle, from Old Occitan aigla, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

aigl’ye (Norman): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “aigl’ye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaigleeagle
2Old Occitanaigla
3Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
4Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
5Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold
Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσόςEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσάετοςEvery word from Latin aquila