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Where does “Aetolia” come from?

Aetolia (English) comes from Latin Aetolia, from Ancient Greek Αἰτωλία, from Ancient Greek Αἰτωλός, from Ancient Greek αἰτέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “Aetolia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAetolia—
2Ancient GreekΑἰτωλία—
3Ancient GreekΑἰτωλόςan inhabitant of Aetolia; an Aetolian
4Ancient Greekαἰτέωto ask for, crave, demand, beg , ; or with object...
5Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “Aetolia”

  • Aetolian
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