Where does “elen” come from?

elen (Middle English) comes from Middle English ele, from Old English ele, from Proto-Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

elen (Middle English): to anoint

Definitions

  1. to anoint

Ancestry of “elen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheleeel
2Old Englisheleoil
3Proto-Germanic*oli—
4Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
5Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
6Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
7Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “elen”

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