Where does “Olivier” come from?

Olivier (French) comes from French olive, from Old French olive, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

Olivier (French): Olivier

Definitions

  1. Olivier

Ancestry of “Olivier”, step by step

Olivier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French olive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencholiveolive
2Old Frencholiveolive tree; olive
3LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via Latin Oliverius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOliverius—

Words derived from “Olivier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →