Where does “oliva” come from?

oliva (Czech) comes from German olīve, from Middle High German olīve, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oliva (Czech): olive

Definitions

  1. olive

Ancestry of “oliva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanolīveolive fruit
2Middle High Germanolīveolive tree
3LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “oliva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →