Aquiline
/ˈæk.wɪ.laɪn/noun
Having the curved shape of an eagle’s beak; eagle-like.
Did you know?Aquiline comes from Latin *aquilinus*, meaning “of an eagle,” from *aquila*; in Roman symbolism, the eagle was a divine imperial sign carried into battle and prophecy alike.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ekʷ-
“to be sharp, pointed”
Latin
Latin
aquila
“eagle”
Latin
Latin
aquilinus
“of an eagle; eagle-like”
Late Middle English
English
aquilyn
“eagle-like; hooked like an eagle’s beak”
Modern English
English
aquiline
“curved or hooked like an eagle’s beak”