Ancient Greek

ἔλαιον

‘olive oil’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek ἔλαιον.

23 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, most familiar first.

• oil ← oyle ← oile ← olea ← oleum
• vaseline
• oiler ← oyler ← oyle ← oile ← oleum
• oleic ← oleum
• oleum
• anele ← anelen ← elen ← ēle ← *oli
• azelaic
• cosmoline ← oleum
• botanol ← Öl ← öl ← oli ← *oli
• cardol ← oleum
• elæon
• elaeolite

More words from ἔλαιον

• elayl
• elaidic
• leucoline
• oleose
• oleamen
• oleiferous
• oleoptene
• phenetol
• pinacolin
• salicylol
• serolin

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἔλαιον