Where does “olivicolo” come from?
olivicolo (Italian) comes from Italian olivo, from Vulgar Latin olivus, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.
olivicolo (Italian): olive-growing, olive
Ancestry of “olivicolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | olivo | olive tree, olive |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | olivus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Olīva | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |