Where does “matang-agila” come from?

matang-agila (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog agila, from Spanish Águila, from Old Spanish aguila, from Latin aquila, from Ancient Greek χρυσάετος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

matang-agila (Tagalog): eagle-eyed

Definitions

  1. eagle-eyed

Ancestry of “matang-agila”, step by step

matang-agila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog agila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogagilaeagle; kind of shallow-water fish corral provided...
2SpanishÁguilaeagle
3Old Spanishaguilaeagle
4Latinaquilaeagle; the standard carried by a Roman legion;...
5Ancient Greekχρυσάετοςgolden eagle
6Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

via Tagalog mata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmataeye
2Proto-Philippinemataeye
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
4Proto-Austronesianmataeye
5Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσόςEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσάετοςEvery word from Latin aquila