Where does “palmolie” come from?

palmolie (Dutch) comes from Dutch palm, from Middle Dutch palme, from Old Dutch palma, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

palmolie (Dutch): palm oil

Definitions

  1. palm oil

Ancestry of “palmolie”, step by step

palmolie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch palm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpalmAny palm; A palm, the flat
2Middle Dutchpalme
3Old Dutchpalma
4LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-