Where does “oliva” come from?

oliva (Galician) comes from Latin oliva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oliva (Galician): olive

Definitions

  1. olive

Ancestry of “oliva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinolivaan olive; an olive tree; an olive branch
2Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
3Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →