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Where does “Αἴολος” come from?

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

Αἴολος (Ancient Greek): Aeolus, god of the winds

Definitions

  1. Aeolus, god of the winds

Ancestry of “Αἴολος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἰόλοςquick, nimble, swift; wriggling; glittering,...
2Proto-Hellenicwalwólos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelwel-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “Αἴολος”

  • Aeolus
  • Aeolic
  • Aeolis
  • Aeolia
  • eolic
  • Aeolism
  • hyperaeolism
  • Aeolus
  • aeolicus
  • Aeolicus
  • Eolo
  • äolisch
  • Äolus
  • hypoäolisch
  • Αίολος
  • Αιολίδα
  • aeolicus
  • Αἰολεύς
  • Αἰολίς
  • Αἰολία
  • Αἰολικός
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