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.

Aeolus (English): The name of a number of characters in Greek mythology, including the founder of the Aeolian race, and a god with power over wind

Definitions

  1. The name of a number of characters in Greek mythology, including the founder of the Aeolian race, and a god with power over wind

Ancestry of “Aeolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAeolusAeolus, the god of the wind
2Ancient GreekΑἴολοςAeolus, god of the winds
3Ancient Greekαἰόλοςquick, nimble, swift; wriggling; glittering,...
4Proto-Hellenicwalwólos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelwel-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welwel- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic walwólos →