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Where does “campagnol” come from?

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

campagnol (French): vole

Definitions

  1. vole

Ancestry of “campagnol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancampagnolocountry , rural; countryman, peasant, yokel,...
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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →