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7.6 (s)k-l

Ital.aquila et var.eagle. No relation to Lat. aquilo "north wind", the
one bringing rain (aqua). Lat. aquilus "dark" owns its name to the same clouds. H.Pyr. guilera "repaire d'aigle" is a folk etym. as well as in the French nidd'aigle "a high place", the root of which being guil "summit", Gasc. and French Switz. guillet id. ð4.2.11.3.
Ital.Aquilalocality in the Abruzze and the Val Mesocco (GR)
Lat.Aquiloa river in the Apuglie
Ital.: Sic.acula, yeculalarge bird of prey
Anc.Greekakyleis(borrow. from Italo-Romance) large bird of prey
Ital.: Sard.achililarge bird of prey; Sard. (Sass.) abili id.
Span.águila et var.large bird of prey
Arabic (liter.).gaguila, quáguile(borrow. from Romance) large bird of prey
Cat.áliga(metath.) large bird of prey (Cat. águila is a literary borrowing)
Span.aguilónshaft of a crane
Ital.: Gen.agugialarge bird of prey; Ven. (a.litt.) agoia id.
Port.aguia, aiglalarge bird of prey
Port.aguieiromain girder. Gr. aetós "ridge of roof, fronton of a building " is the translation of a Romance name meaning "axis" of "summit" but understood "eagle"
Ital.: Friuli, Posch.aigulbird of prey
Ital.: Piem.agolaid.
Ital.: Montelloàolo"bird"
Franç.: VDAiglea locality situated in the passage axis towards the Rhone valley. Other toponyms in Rolland, vol. 9: 1-2
Franç.aigle et var.large bird of prey
Prov.(a.litt.)aigla(borrowing) large bird of prey
Engl.eagle(Romance influx) large bird of prey
Germ.: VSegili(Romance residue) eagle
Prov.eiglaseagle
Anc.Greekaglasoeagle (borrow. from Provençal: the Greeks had colonies in Provence)

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