aeolo-
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.