Where does “olio” come from?

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

olio (Italian): oil; first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. oil; first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “olio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “olio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία
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