Where does “eolic” come from?

eolic (English) comes from Latin aeolicus, from Ancient Greek Αἰολικός, from Ancient Greek Αἴολος, from Ancient Greek αἰόλος, from Proto-Hellenic walwólos, from Proto-Indo-European welwel-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

eolic (English): Of the wind; referring to the action or the power...

Definitions

  1. Of the wind; referring to the action or the power...

Ancestry of “eolic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaeolicusAeolic
2Ancient GreekΑἰολικόςAeolic
3Ancient GreekΑἴολοςAeolus, god of the winds
4Ancient Greekαἰόλοςquick, nimble, swift; wriggling; glittering,...
5Proto-Hellenicwalwólos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelwel-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European welwel-Every word from Proto-Hellenic walwólos
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