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Where does “oliva” come from?

oliva (Spanish) comes from Latin oliva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oliva (Spanish): olive; olive tree; owl

Definitions

  1. olive; olive tree; owl

Ancestry of “oliva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinolivaan olive; an olive tree; an olive branch
2Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
3Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “oliva”

  • oliba
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →