Aquilae
/ˈækwɪliː/noun
Aquilae is the genitive singular or nominative plural form of the Latin word for an eagle; it also appears in scientific and astronomical names.
Did you know?In Roman military culture, the eagle (*aquila*) was the sacred legion standard, so this word sits right at the crossroads of language, power, and imperial ritual.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂eḱ-
“To be sharp, pointed; the root behind words connected with eagles and keen-edged things.”
Latin
Latin
aquila
“Eagle.”
Classical Latin
Latin
aquilae
“Of the eagle; or eagles, depending on case and number.”
Middle English
English
aquile / aquilae
“Used in learned and scientific contexts as a Latin form.”
Modern English
English
aquilae
“A Latin-derived form used chiefly in astronomy, taxonomy, and scholarship.”