aetites
noun
ae·ti·tes
ˌā-ə-ˈtī-(ˌ)tēz
plural aetites
: eaglestone
Word History
Etymology
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
First Known Use
1579, in the meaning defined above