Where does “oliivinvihreä” come from?

oliivinvihreä (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.

oliivinvihreä (Finnish): olive

Definitions

  1. olive

Ancestry of “oliivinvihreä”, step by step

oliivinvihreä 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 vihreä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihreägreen; The color green
2Proto-Finnicviherägreen
3Proto-Finnicvihahate, anger; rage; agression
4Proto-Finnicwiša—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →