Words that come from Ancient Greek “ἐλαία”

400 words across 23 languages descend from Ancient Greek ἐλαία — including whole, oil, adult, hole, holes, altar, olive, abolition.

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English (332)

Latin (16)

French (11)

Italian (7)

Catalan (5)

Galician (4)

Middle French (3)

Faroese (3)

Ancient Greek (2)

Esperanto (2)

Czech (2)

Translingual (2)

Middle High German (1)

Danish (1)

Old Spanish (1)

Aragonese (1)

Mirandese (1)

Venetian (1)

Russian (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Lombard (1)

Dalmatian (1)