Where does “aeolicus” come from?

aeolicus (Translingual) 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.

aeolicus (Translingual): A specific epithet for several organisms

Definitions

  1. A specific epithet for several organisms

Ancestry of “aeolicus”, 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