Where does “aguião” come from?

aguião (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese aguyon, from Latin aquilo, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

aguião (Portuguese): north wind; north

Definitions

  1. north wind; north

Ancestry of “aguião”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseaguyonnorth wind; north
2Latinaquilonorth wind, the wind god Boreas
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