Where does “huile” come from?
huile (French) comes from Middle French huyle, from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.
huile (French): oil; big gun, big cheese; first-person singular...
Definitions
- oil; big gun, big cheese; first-person singular...
Ancestry of “huile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | huyle | oil |
| 2 | Old French | oile | oil |
| 3 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
Words derived from “huile”