aegis

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.

   Under the aegis.

Simplified etymology

Aegis entered late Middle English through Latin from Greek aigis, the shield of Zeus. Originally denoting armour or a divine shield, it later acquired the figurative sense of protection seen in under the aegis of.

Borrowed from Latin aegis, from Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís, “goatskin; shield of Athena”), probably from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“goat”). The plural form aegides (/ˈiːd͡ʒɪdiːz/) is borrowed from Latin aegides, from Ancient Greek αἰγῐ́δες (aigĭ́des).

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