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Where does “olivo” come from?

olivo (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin olivus, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

olivo (Italian): olive tree, olive

Definitions

  1. olive tree, olive

Ancestry of “olivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinolivus—
2LatinOlīva—
3Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
4Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “olivo”

  • oliveto
  • oliveta
  • olivello
  • uliveta
  • olivato
  • olivicolo
  • olivicoltura
  • olivicoltore
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