Where does “Olīva” come from?

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

Olīva (Latin): an olive fruit

Definitions

  1. an olive fruit

Ancestry of “Olīva”, step by step

Olīva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐλαία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
2Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via Etruscan 𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Etruscan𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀olive

Words derived from “Olīva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →