Where does “olive-oalje” come from?
olive-oalje (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian oalje, from Old Frisian olie, from Proto-Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.
olive-oalje (West Frisian): olive oil
Definitions
- olive oil
Ancestry of “olive-oalje”, step by step
olive-oalje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via West Frisian oalje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | oalje | oil |
| 2 | Old Frisian | olie | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *oli | — |
| 4 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |