Where does “oleō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “oleō”, step by step

oleō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic oleō

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

via Latin olō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinolō—
2Proto-Italicodō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “oleō”

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