Where does “sesamolie” come from?
sesamolie (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.
sesamolie (Dutch): sesame oil
Definitions
- sesame oil
Ancestry of “sesamolie”, step by step
sesamolie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch olie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | olie | oil |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ōlie | oil |
| 3 | Old Dutch | olig | — |
| 4 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
via Dutch sesam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sesam | sesame, "Sesamum indicum"; sesame, seeds |
| 2 | Latin | sēsamum | sesame |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σήσαμον | sesame |
| 4 | Aramaic | שושמא | — |
| 5 | Aramaic | שומשומא | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | šamaššammum | an oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame |
| 7 | Akkadian | šamnum | oil, fat, cream |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | *šamn- | fat (foodstuff) |