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Where does “αἰόλος” come from?

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

αἰόλος (Ancient Greek): quick, nimble, swift; wriggling; glittering,...

Definitions

  1. quick, nimble, swift; wriggling; glittering,...

Ancestry of “αἰόλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicwalwólos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelwel-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “αἰόλος”

  • Aeolus
  • Aeolic
  • Aeolis
  • Aeolia
  • eolic
  • ailurophobia
  • aeolotropic
  • ailurophobe
  • ailurophobic
  • Aeolism
  • ailuro-
  • aeolo-
  • ailurophilic
  • hyperaeolism
  • ailuromancy
  • Aeolus
  • aeolicus
  • Aeolicus
  • ailuro
  • Eolo
  • äolisch
  • Äolus
  • hypoäolisch
  • αίλουρος
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