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Where does “aguila” come from?

aguila (Old Spanish) comes from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

aguila (Old Spanish): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “aguila”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aguila”

  • Aguila
  • aguilucho
  • aguilita
  • Águila
  • aguileño
  • águila
  • agila
  • Aguila
  • agila
  • agila
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