Where does “oleastru” come from?

oleastru (Romanian) comes from Latin oleaster, from Latin Olea, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oleastru (Romanian): wild olive tree

Definitions

  1. wild olive tree

Ancestry of “oleastru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoleasterwild olive tree
2LatinOleaoil
3Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
4Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →