Where does “Aeolus” come from?
Aeolus derives from Latin Aeolus, from Ancient Greek Αἴολος, from the adjective αἰόλος meaning "quick-moving" or "shifting," traced through Proto-Hellenic walwólos to Proto-Indo-European welwel- and wel-, roots associated with motion and change.
Ancestry of “Aeolus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Aeolus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Αἴολος | Aeolus, god of the winds |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αἰόλος | quick, nimble, swift; wriggling; glittering,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | walwólos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welwel- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |