Where does “dēleō” come from?

dēleō (Latin) comes from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

dēleō (Latin): to destroy, raze, annihilate

Definitions

  1. to destroy, raze, annihilate

Ancestry of “dēleō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoleō—
2Proto-Italicoleōto stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “dēleō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye- →Every word from Proto-Italic oleō →