Apollo
Several instances of popular etymology are attested from ancient authors. Thus, the Greeks most often associated Apollo's name with the Greek verb apollumi (apollymi), "to destroy". Plato in Cratylus connects the name with apolusis (apolysis), "redemption", with apolousis (apolousis), "purification", and with aploun ([h]aploun), "simple", in particular in reference to the Thessalian form of the name, Aploun, and finally with Aeiballon (aeiballon), "ever-shooting". Hesychius connects the name Apollo with the Doric apella (apella), which means "assembly", so that Apollo would be the god of political life, and he also gives the explanation sekos (sekos), "fold", in which case Apollo would be the god of flocks and herds. In the Ancient Macedonian language pella (pella) means "stone," and some toponyms may be derived from this word: Pella (Pella, the capital of Ancient Macedonia) and Pellene (Pellene/Pallene).
What is the Ancient Macedonian word for stone?
pella
In the Ancient Macedonian language pella (pella) means "stone," and some toponyms may be derived from this word: Pella (Pella, the capital of Ancient Macedonia) and Pellene (Pellene/Pallene).
stone