English
aetites
Aetites comes from Anglo-Norman aetite, from Latin (lapis) āetītēs ‘eagle (stone)’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀετίτης.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀετίτηςλίθος‘eagle (stone)’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE(lapis) āetītēs‘eagle (stone)’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400aetite
- Englishearliest quotation 1971aetites
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀετίτηςλίθος‘eagle (stone)’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE(lapis) āetītēs‘eagle (stone)’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400aetite
- Englishearliest quotation 1971aetites
Earliest quotation: 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic: “On such analogous reasoning it is not difficult to…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀετίτης
Today it means
noun An eaglestone.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀετίτης / aetites