Where does “aardolie” come from?

aardolie (Dutch) comes from Dutch olie, from Middle Dutch ōlie, from Old Dutch olig, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

aardolie (Dutch): petroleum, fossil crude oil; A particular variety...

Definitions

  1. petroleum, fossil crude oil; A particular variety...

Ancestry of “aardolie”, step by step

aardolie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch olie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcholieoil
2Middle Dutchōlieoil
3Old Dutcholig
4Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
5Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
6Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
7Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

via Dutch aarde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaardeearth, soil, ground; earth, ground
2Middle Dutcherdethe Earth; soil, ground
3Old Dutcherthaearth
4Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom
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