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Where does “ἀγριέλαιος” come from?

ἀγριέλαιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

ἀγριέλαιος (Ancient Greek): of a wild olive; wild olive

Definitions

  1. of a wild olive; wild olive

Ancestry of “ἀγριέλαιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
2Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →