Etymology

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Today it means: Of the wind; referring to the action or the power of wind. Full definition →

Latin Aeolicus ← Ancient Greek Αἴολος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΑἴολος“Aeolus, god of the winds”
  2. Latin · derived fromAeolicus
  3. English todayeolic

From Latin Aeolicus, from Ancient Greek Αἴολος (Aíolos, “Aeolus, god of the winds”).

Words from the same roots

LatinAeolicus all →

aeolic

Ancient GreekΑἴολος all →

Aeolusaeolo-eolation

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