Etymology of the English word olive
the English word
olivederived from the Latin word
oliva (olive; olive tree)
derived from the Greek root
*elaiwaDerivations in English
wolly,
olivineCognates
Dutch
olijf, French
olive, German
Olive, Icelandic
olífa, Italian
oliva, Latin
oliva, Lithuanian
alyva, Polish
oliwa, Provençal
oliva, Russian
oливa, Spanish
oliva, Swedish
olivUsage
Word found in Modern English
