Where does “Αιολίδα” come from?
Αιολίδα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Αἰολίς, from Ancient Greek Αἴολος, from Ancient Greek αἰόλος, from Proto-Hellenic walwólos, from Proto-Indo-European welwel-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
Ancestry of “Αιολίδα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Αἰολίς | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Αἴολος | Aeolus, god of the winds |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αἰόλος | quick, nimble, swift; wriggling; glittering,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | walwólos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welwel- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |