Where does “ἐλαία” come from?

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

ἐλαία (Ancient Greek): olive tree; olive; naevus

Definitions

  1. olive tree; olive; naevus

Ancestry of “ἐλαία”, step by step

ἐλαία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Hellenic elaíwā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via Proto-Indo-European loiu̯om

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanloiu̯om—

Words derived from “ἐλαία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →