Where does “oli” come from?

oli (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

Ancestry of “oli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*oliolive oil
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

Words derived from “oli

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία
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