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Where does “ἐλάδιον” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ἐλάδιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
2Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
3Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “ἐλάδιον”

  • оладья
  • оладья
  • alatiq
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →