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Where does “Αἰτωλίς” come from?

Αἰτωλίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Αἰτωλός, from Ancient Greek αἰτέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Αἰτωλίς (Ancient Greek): a female inhabitant of Aetolia; a female Aetolian

Definitions

  1. a female inhabitant of Aetolia; a female Aetolian

Ancestry of “Αἰτωλίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΑἰτωλόςan inhabitant of Aetolia; an Aetolian
2Ancient Greekαἰτέωto ask for, crave, demand, beg , ; or with object...
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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