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Where does “olivary” come from?

olivary (English) comes from Latin olivarius, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

olivary (English): Shaped like an olive

Definitions

  1. Shaped like an olive

Ancestry of “olivary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinolivariusOf olives or olive oil, or the making of olive...
2LatinOlīva—
3Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
4Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “olivary”

  • periolivary
  • paraolivary
  • parolivary
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →