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Where does “oliare” come from?

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

oliare (Italian): to oil; To dress using oil; To corrupt using...

Definitions

  1. to oil; To dress using oil; To corrupt using...

Ancestry of “oliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoliooil; first-person singular present indicative of...
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “oliare”

  • oli
  • oliato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →