Where does “linóleo” come from?

linóleo (Spanish) comes from English linoleum, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

linóleo (Spanish): linoleum

Definitions

  1. linoleum

Ancestry of “linóleo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinoleumAn inexpensive waterproof covering used...
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

Words derived from “linóleo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία