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

  1. mustard oil

Ancestry of “Senföl”, step by step

Senföl 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 Senf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSenfmustard
2Middle High Germansenf
3Old High Germansenaf
4Proto-Germanicsinapazmustard
5LatinsenapisAlternative form of sināpi; accusative plural of...
6Latinsinapimustard, Sinapis alba; dative singular of...
7Ancient Greekσίναπιthe mustard plant
8Demoticsnwpt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία
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