Where does “olar” come from?

olar (Romanian) comes from Romanian oală, from Latin ōlla, from Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλά, from Ancient Greek αὐλή, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

olar (Romanian): potter

Definitions

  1. potter

Ancestry of “olar”, step by step

olar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian oală

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoalăpot
2Latinōllapot, jar
3Latinaulacourt, forecourt of a house; royal court; power...
4Ancient Greekαὐλά—
5Ancient Greekαὐλήopen court, courtyard; quadrangle; hall, chamber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Latin ollārius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinollāriusof or belonging to pots
2Latin-āriuser
3Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “olar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐλή →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐλά →