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See also: ελαία

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *elaíwā (whence also Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa)). Probably a borrowing from a Mediterranean Pre-Greek source, which also gave Old Armenian եւղ (ewł, oil).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἐλαίᾱ (elaíāf (genitive ἐλαίᾱς); first declension

  1. olive tree
  2. olive (fruit)
  3. naevus

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ελαία f (elaía)
  • Greek: ελιά f (eliá)
  • Latin: oliva

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐλαία”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 400

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