Where does “Αἰολία” come from?

Αἰολία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Αἴολος, from Ancient Greek αἰόλος, from Proto-Hellenic walwólos, from Proto-Indo-European welwel-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Αἰολία (Ancient Greek): Aeolia; the land or lands of the Aeolians

Definitions

  1. Aeolia; the land or lands of the Aeolians

Ancestry of “Αἰολία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΑἴολοςAeolus, god of the winds
2Ancient Greekαἰόλοςquick, nimble, swift; wriggling; glittering,...
3Proto-Hellenicwalwólos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelwel-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “Αἰολία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welwel- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic walwólos →