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
- Of the wind; referring to the action or the power...
Ancestry of “eolic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aeolicus | Aeolic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Αἰολικός | Aeolic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Αἴολος | Aeolus, god of the winds |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἰόλος | quick, nimble, swift; wriggling; glittering,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | walwólos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welwel- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |