Where does “linoleum” come from?

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

linoleum (English): An inexpensive waterproof covering used...

Definitions

  1. An inexpensive waterproof covering used...

Ancestry of “linoleum”, step by step

linoleum 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 Latin līnum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīnumflax
2Proto-Italiclīnom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “linoleum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →