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Where does “aguilucho” come from?

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

aguilucho (Spanish): eaglet; hawk, kite

Definitions

  1. eaglet; hawk, kite

Ancestry of “aguilucho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishÁguila—
2Old Spanishaguilaeagle
3Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
4Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
5Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold
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