Where does “aigle” come from?

aigle (Scots) comes from Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Old Occitan aigla, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

aigle (Scots): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “aigle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishegleeagle
2Anglo-Normanegleeagle
3Old Frenchaigleeagle
4Old Occitanaigla
5Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
6Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
7Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold
Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσόςEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσάετοςEvery word from Latin aquila