olivier etymology

French word olivier comes from French -ier, French olive (Olive.)

Detailed word origin of olivier

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ier French (fra) Used to form the names of jobs. Used to form the names of ships. Used to form the names of trees bearing a particular type of fruit.
olive French (fra) Olive.
olivier French (fra) Olive tree.

Words with the same origin as olivier

Descendants of -ier
banquier barbier brigadier cendrier cocher coursier coéquipier cuisinier dos dossier financier grossier guerrier jardinier justicier merdier plombier prisonnier pêcher quartier routier sourcier tablier équipier
Descendants of olive
olivaire olivâtre