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Where does “ελιά” come from?

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

ελιά (Greek): olive; olive tree; mole, wart

Definitions

  1. olive; olive tree; mole, wart

Ancestry of “ελιά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
2Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “ελιά”

  • αγριελιά
  • αγριλιά
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →