oleum etymology

Latin word oleum comes from Proto-Indo-European *loiwom, Proto-Indo-European *loiu̯om, Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon

Detailed word origin of oleum

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*loiwom Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*loiu̯om Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*élaiwon Proto-Hellenic (grk-pro)
ἐλαία Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
ἔλαιον Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
oleum Latin (lat) Olive oil. The palaestra.

Words with the same origin as oleum

Descendants of *loiwom
oleo