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Where does “αγριλιά” come from?

αγριλιά (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγριέλαιος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

αγριλιά (Greek): wild olive tree, oleaster

Definitions

  1. wild olive tree, oleaster

Ancestry of “αγριλιά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀγριέλαιοςof a wild olive; wild olive
2Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
3Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →