Where does “olivera” come from?
olivera (Catalan) comes from Portuguese Oliveira, from Portuguese oliveira, from Latin olivarius, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.
olivera (Catalan): olive tree
Ancestry of “olivera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | Oliveira | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | oliveira | olive tree |
| 3 | Latin | olivarius | Of olives or olive oil, or the making of olive... |
| 4 | Latin | Olīva | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
Words derived from “olivera”