'aeolic' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'Aiolikos', where 'Aiolos' referred to the Aeolian people.

'Aiolikos' transformed into the Latin word 'Aeolicus', and eventually became the modern English word 'aeolic'.

Initially, it referred to anything related to the Aeolian people or their dialect, and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.