aetites/iːˈtaɪtiːz/EtymologyFrom Anglo-Norman aetite, aetites, Middle French aetite, and their source, Latin (lapis) āetītēs (“eagle (stone)”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ἀετίτης (λίθος) (aetítēs (líthos), “eagle (stone)”), from ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).aetites means an eaglestone. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.nounAn eaglestone.“On such analogous reasoning it is not difficult to see why the aetites stone, with another rattling inside it, should have been thought helpful to a pregnant woman.”