Where does “huiler” come from?
huiler (French) comes from French huile, 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.
huiler (French): to oil, oil up
Ancestry of “huiler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | huile | oil; big gun, big cheese; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle French | huyle | oil |
| 3 | Old French | oile | oil |
| 4 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
Words derived from “huiler”