Where does “aquilón” come from?

aquilón (Spanish) comes from Latin aquilo, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

aquilón (Spanish): north wind

Definitions

  1. north wind

Ancestry of “aquilón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquilonorth wind, the wind god Boreas
2Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
3Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
4Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold
Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσόςEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσάετοςEvery word from Latin aquila