Where does “uleios” come from?

uleios (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.

uleios (Romanian): oily

Definitions

  1. oily

Ancestry of “uleios”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία