Where does “Alicudi” come from?

Alicudi (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek *Ἐρικώδης, from Ancient Greek -ώδης, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

Alicudi (Italian): one of the Lipari Islands, in the Tyrrhenian Sea

Definitions

  1. one of the Lipari Islands, in the Tyrrhenian Sea

Ancestry of “Alicudi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek*Ἐρικώδης—
2Ancient Greek-ώδηςAdjective-forming suffix: smelling of;...
3Ancient Greekὄζωto smell; there is a smell
4Proto-Hellenicóďďōto smell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-ye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic óďďō →