Etymograph

English

Olivier

Olivier comes from French Olivier.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentOlivier
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentOlivier
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020same form

Earliest quotation: 2020, Felicity Cloake, How to make the perfect Russian salad: “Though Timoshkina describes Olivier as a stalwart of the…”

Today it means

name A surname from French, equivalent to English Oliver.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French Olivier / Olivier