Formation or etymology of Aineias/Aeneas?
From: Carl Edlund Anderson
Message: 57918
Date: 2008-04-24
Can anyone comment of the underlying forms for the Greek name Î`á¼°Î½ÎµÎ¯Î±Ï (Aineias)? What
little I've discovered suggests it's derived from Î±Î¯Î½Î¿Ï (ainos) "praise", perhaps with the sense
"praise-worthy", but I don't fully understand how it's put together. I am given to understand
that there is also an o-stem form Î`á¼²Î½ÎµÎ¹Î¿Ï (Aineios) likewise supposedly from Î±Î¯Î½Î¿Ï (ainos),
in which case perhaps we're seeing the IE -jo- suffix for forming genitival adjectives (e.g.
Latin -ius)? Though even then I don't understand the a-stem version. (Possibly due to my
limited knowledge of Greek!).
Cheers,
Carl