Etymology

aeolic

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Today it means: Of the Anatolian region Aeolis, Aeolia. Full definition →

Latin aeolicus ← Ancient Greek Αἰολικός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromΑἰολικός“like the Aeolians”
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromaeolicus
  3. English todayAeolic

From Latin aeolicus, from Ancient Greek Αἰολικός (Aiolikós, “like the Aeolians”).

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