Where does “erythroleic acid” come from?

erythroleic acid (English) comes from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

erythroleic acid (English): A purple semifluid substance said to be obtained...

Definitions

  1. A purple semifluid substance said to be obtained...

Ancestry of “erythroleic acid”, step by step

erythroleic acid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin oleum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
2Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
3Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
4Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
2Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →