Where does “oliivilehto” come from?

oliivilehto (Finnish) comes from Finnish oliivi, from German olīve, from Middle High German olīve, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oliivilehto (Finnish): olive grove

Definitions

  1. olive grove

Ancestry of “oliivilehto”, step by step

oliivilehto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oliivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholiiviolive
2Germanolīveolive fruit
3Middle High Germanolīveolive tree
4LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

via Finnish lehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehtobroad deciduous woodland; grove
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία
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