Where does “águila” come from?

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

águila (Spanish): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “águila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishaguilaeagle
2Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
3Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
4Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold
Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσός →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος →Every word from Latin aquila →