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Where does “olivus” come from?

olivus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

Ancestry of “olivus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “olivus”

  • olivo
  • alivu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →