aeolo-
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Ancient Greek αἰόλος (aiólos, “changeful, lively”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Prefix
[edit]aeolo-
- In continuous change.
Derived terms
[edit]Terms derived from or featuring aeolo‐ (in continuous change)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Latin Aeolian “related to Aeolus” or “of or from the Aeolian Islands”, ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἴολος (Aíolos), a god of the winds.
Prefix
[edit]aeolo-
- (rare, now mainly historical) Used to form the names of musical instruments that use a vibrating reed.
Derived terms
[edit]Terms derived from or featuring aeolo‐ (musical instruments with vibrating reeds)
References
[edit]- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “aeolo-, comb. form”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.