aetites

noun

ae·ti·tes | \ ˌā-ə-ˈtī-(ˌ)tēz\

plural aetites

Definition of aetites

: eaglestone

History and Etymology for aetites

borrowed from Latin āetītēs (lapis “stone”), borrowed from Greek āetī́tēs (líthos) from āetī́tēs, adjective, “of an eagle,” from aietós, āetós “eagle” (going back to *awjetó- from *awj-— going back to Indo-European *h₂ew-i- “bird”— + -etó-, noun and adjective suffix) + -ītēs -ite entry 1

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