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Where does “oleodotto” come from?

oleodotto (Italian) comes from Italian oleo-, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oleodotto (Italian): oil pipeline

Definitions

  1. oil pipeline

Ancestry of “oleodotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoleo-oleo-
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →