Where does “ἔλαιον” come from?

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

ἔλαιον (Ancient Greek): olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...

Definitions

  1. olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...

Ancestry of “ἔλαιον”, step by step

ἔλαιον traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐλαία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
2Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
3Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

via Proto-Hellenic élaiwon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicélaiwon

via Ancient Greek ζωμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζωμόςsoup or sauce to eat with meat or fish;...

Words derived from “ἔλαιον

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία