Where does “aigle” come from?

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

aigle (Old French): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “aigle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aigle”

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