Where does “rapsolja” come from?

rapsolja (Swedish) comes from Swedish olja, from Middle Low German olie, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

rapsolja (Swedish): rapeseed oil

Definitions

  1. rapeseed oil

Ancestry of “rapsolja”, step by step

rapsolja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish olja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisholjaoil; to oil
2Middle Low Germanolie—
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via Swedish raps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrapsrapeseed
2GermanRapsrapeseed; plural of Rap
3Latinrāpa—
4Latinrāpumturnip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrap-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →