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Where does “olivaio” come from?

olivaio (Italian) comes from Italian oliva, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

olivaio (Italian): room in which the olives are stored after being...

Definitions

  1. room in which the olives are stored after being...

Ancestry of “olivaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianolivaolive
2LatinOlīva—
3Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
4Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →