Where does “ole” come from?

ole (Chavacano) comes from Spanish oler, from Old Spanish oler, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ole (Chavacano): to smell

Definitions

  1. to smell

Ancestry of “ole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisholerto smell; to pry into, investigate; to smell out,...
2Old Spanisholer—
3Latinoleō—
4Proto-Italicoleōto stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye- →Every word from Proto-Italic oleō →