aetites
Noun
- An eaglestone. [from 15th c.]
Origin
From Anglo-Norman aetite, aetites, Middle French aétite, and their source, Latin (lapis) āetītēs (“eagle (stone)”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ἀετίτης (λίθος) (aetítēs (líthos), “eagle (stone)”), from ἀετός (aetos, “eagle”).
