Where does “Aeolic” come from?

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

Aeolic (English): Of the Anatolian region Aeolis, Aeolia; Of...

Definitions

  1. Of the Anatolian region Aeolis, Aeolia; Of...

Ancestry of “Aeolic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaeolicusAeolic
2Ancient GreekΑἰολικόςAeolic
3Ancient GreekΑἴολοςAeolus, god of the winds
4Ancient Greekαἰόλοςquick, nimble, swift; wriggling; glittering,...
5Proto-Hellenicwalwólos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelwel-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “Aeolic”

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