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Where does “tiraolio” come from?

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

tiraolio (Italian): oil siphon

Definitions

  1. oil siphon

Ancestry of “tiraolio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoliooil; first-person singular present indicative of...
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →