Where does “olivinic” come from?

olivinic (English) comes from English olivine, from English Olive, from Middle English olyve, from Old French olive, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

olivinic (English): Of or relating to the mineral olivine

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the mineral olivine

Ancestry of “olivinic”, step by step

olivinic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English olivine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholivineAny of a group of olive green magnesium-iron...
2EnglishOliveA tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it
3Middle EnglisholyveAn olive tree; A sprig or garland of olive,...
4Old Frencholiveolive tree; olive
5LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
6Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
7Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία