Where does “uleia” come from?

uleia (Romanian) comes from Romanian ulei, from Proto-Slavic olejь, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

uleia (Romanian): to oil

Definitions

  1. to oil

Ancestry of “uleia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianuleioil
2Proto-Slavicolejьoil, olive oil
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “uleia”

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