Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “brésole” come from?

brésole (French) comes from Italian braciola, from Italian -òlo, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

Ancestry of “brésole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbraciolachop; steak
2Italian-òlo—
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “brésole”

  • μπριζόλα
  • brisiola
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →