Where does “Aetolian” come from?
Aetolian (English) comes from English Aetolia, 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.
Aetolian (English): Of or relating to Aetolia; A native or inhabitant...
Definitions
- Of or relating to Aetolia; A native or inhabitant...
Ancestry of “Aetolian”, step by step
Aetolian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Aetolia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Aetolia | — |
| 2 | Latin | Aetolia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Αἰτωλία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Αἰτωλός | an inhabitant of Aetolia; an Aetolian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἰτέω | to ask for, crave, demand, beg; or with object omitted |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via English N
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | N | The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this... |