Where does “olive” come from?

olive (Slovak) comes from Slovak oliva, from German olīve, from Middle High German olīve, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

olive (Slovak): dative singular of oliva; locative singular of...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of oliva; locative singular of...

Ancestry of “olive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakolivaolive
2Germanolīveolive fruit
3Middle High Germanolīveolive tree
4LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →