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Where does “aceite” come from?

aceite (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish azeyte, from Arabic زَيْت — oil, edible or for combustion; oil, olive oil;...

aceite (Spanish): oil; olive oil

Definitions

  1. oil; olive oil

Ancestry of “aceite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishazeyteoil
2Arabicزَيْتoil, edible or for combustion; oil, olive oil;...

Words derived from “aceite”

  • aceitar
  • aceitazo
  • ajiaceite
  • aceitoso
  • asete
  • aceite cuahuitl
  • aceite cuauhtlah
Every word from Arabic زَيْت →