Where does “oleograph” come from?

oleograph (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.

oleograph (English): A type of chromolithograph, using oil paint on...

Definitions

  1. A type of chromolithograph, using oil paint on...

Ancestry of “oleograph”, 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 loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία
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