Where does “αἰολόστομος” come from?

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

αἰολόστομος (Ancient Greek): shifting in speech

Definitions

  1. shifting in speech

Ancestry of “αἰολόστομος”, step by step

αἰολόστομος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek αἰόλος

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

via Ancient Greek στόμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welwel- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic walwólos →