Where does “Rapsöl” come from?

Rapsöl (German) comes from German Öl, from Middle High German öl, from Old High German oli, from Proto-West Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā.

Rapsöl (German): rapeseed oil, canola oil

Definitions

  1. rapeseed oil, canola oil

Ancestry of “Rapsöl”, step by step

Rapsöl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Öl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖloil
2Middle High Germanöloil
3Old High Germanoli—
4Proto-West Germanic*oliolive oil
5Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
6Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
7Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
8Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via German Raps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRapsrapeseed; plural of Rap
2Latinrāpa—
3Latinrāpumturnip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrap-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →