Where does “hráolía” come from?

hráolía (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.

hráolía (Icelandic): crude oil

Definitions

  1. crude oil

Ancestry of “hráolía”, step by step

hráolía 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 hrár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichrárraw
2Old Norsehrárraw; moist, fresh, sappy
3Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία
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