The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromαἰγίλωψ“haver-grass (Aegilops neglecta)”
- Latin · borrowed fromaegilōps
- English todayaegilops
From Latin aegilōps, from Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigílōps, “haver-grass (Aegilops neglecta)”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.