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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

  1. Of or relating to Aetolia; A native or inhabitant...

Ancestry of “Aetolian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAetolia—
2LatinAetolia—
3Ancient GreekΑἰτωλία—
4Ancient GreekΑἰτωλόςan inhabitant of Aetolia; an Aetolian
5Ancient Greekαἰτέωto ask for, crave, demand, beg , ; or with object...
6Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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