Where does “olīve” come from?

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

olīve (Middle High German): olive tree

Definitions

  1. olive tree

Ancestry of “olīve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
2Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
3Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “olīve”

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