Where does “ola” come from?
ola (English) comes from Spanish ola, from Latin undula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
ola (English): Alternative form of olay
Definitions
- Alternative form of olay
Ancestry of “ola”, step by step
ola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish ola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ola | wave; sudden appearance of a large amount of... |
| 2 | Latin | undula | wavelet; vocative singular of undula; ablative... |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Yoruba Ọlá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | Ọlá | honor, prestige, wealth |