Aetna

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ai-dh
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΑἴτνη“Aetna”
3. Latin · borrowed fromAetna
4. English todayAetna

From the Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”). Doublet of Etna.

Words from the same roots