Where does “oleocystidium” come from?

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

oleocystidium (English): A cystidium which is leaking an oily substance

Definitions

  1. A cystidium which is leaking an oily substance

Ancestry of “oleocystidium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisholeo-oil or oil-based materials
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →