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Etymology of the English word oilbird

the English word oilbird
derived from the English word oil
derived from the Old French word oile
derived from the Latin word oleum (oil)
derived from the Greek word elaion, ἔλαιον, ἐλαιών (an olive-orchard; the Mount of Olives)
derived from the Greek word elaia, ἐλαία (an olive (the tree or the fruit))
derived from the Greek root *elaiwon
derived from the Greek root *elaiwa
derived from the English word bird
derived from the American-Spanish word guácharo
derived from the American-Spanish word guacho
derived from the Quechua word wáhcha

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