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Where does “oleone” come from?

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

oleone (English): An oily liquid obtained by distillation of...

Definitions

  1. An oily liquid obtained by distillation of...

Ancestry of “oleone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholeumA solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid
2GermanOleum—
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →