Where does “olivastro” come from?

olivastro (Italian) comes from Latin oleaster, from Latin Olea, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

olivastro (Italian): olive green; wild olive

Definitions

  1. olive green; wild olive

Ancestry of “olivastro”, step by step

olivastro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin oleaster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoleasterwild olive tree
2LatinOleaoil
3Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
4Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

via Italian oliva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianolivaolive
2LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
3Etruscan𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀olive

Words derived from “olivastro

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