Where does “ólífuolía” come from?

ólífuolía (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic olía, from Middle Low German olie, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

ólífuolía (Icelandic): olive oil

Definitions

  1. olive oil

Ancestry of “ólífuolía”, step by step

ólífuolía traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic olía

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicolíaoil
2Middle Low Germanolie
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

via Icelandic ólífa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicólífaolive
2LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
3Etruscan𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀olive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία