Where does “oleum” come from?

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

oleum (English): A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid

Definitions

  1. A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid

Ancestry of “oleum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOleumoleum
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “oleum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →