Where does “ηλιέλαιο” come from?

ηλιέλαιο (Greek) comes from Greek Ήλιος, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

ηλιέλαιο (Greek): sunflower oil

Definitions

  1. sunflower oil

Ancestry of “ηλιέλαιο”, step by step

ηλιέλαιο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek Ήλιος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΉλιοςsun
2Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
3Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
4Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Greek έλαιο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekέλαιοoil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω