Where does “oliif” come from?

oliif (West Frisian) comes from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oliif (West Frisian): olive

Definitions

  1. olive

Ancestry of “oliif”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oliif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →