Where does “olmo” come from?

olmo (Galician) comes from Latin ulmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem — mountain elm.

olmo (Galician): elm tree; Synonyms: ulmeiro, umeiro; soft

Definitions

  1. elm tree; Synonyms: ulmeiro, umeiro; soft

Ancestry of “olmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinulmuselm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élemmountain elm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem →Every word from Latin ulmus →
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