Where does “olīve” come from?

olīve (German) comes from Middle High German olīve, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

olīve (German): olive fruit

Definitions

  1. olive fruit

Ancestry of “olīve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanolīveolive tree
2LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
3Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
4Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “olīve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →