Where does “Senföl” come from?
Senföl (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.
Senföl (German): mustard oil
Definitions
- mustard oil
Ancestry of “Senföl”, step by step
Senföl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Öl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Öl | oil |
| 2 | Middle High German | öl | oil |
| 3 | Old High German | oli | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oli | olive oil |
| 5 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
via German Senf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Senf | mustard |
| 2 | Middle High German | senf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | senaf | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sinapaz | mustard |
| 5 | Latin | senapis | Alternative form of sināpi; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | sinapi | mustard, Sinapis alba; dative singular of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σίναπι | the mustard plant |
| 8 | Demotic | snwpt | — |