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Where does “Aécio” come from?

Aécio (Portuguese) comes from Latin Aetius, from Ancient Greek Ἀέτιος, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

Ancestry of “Aécio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAetius—
2Ancient GreekἈέτιος—
3Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
4Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
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