Where does “smeerolie” come from?
smeerolie (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.
smeerolie (Dutch): motor oil
Definitions
- motor oil
Ancestry of “smeerolie”, step by step
smeerolie 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 smeer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | smeer | smear, a fat substance; blow, whack |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | smeer | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | smero | grease, smear |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *smeru | grease, butter, fat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smerwą | grease, butter, fat |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | smérus | marrow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smérus | grease |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smer- | to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall... |