myEtymology.com: French etymology of oile

Etymology of the French word oile

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

English oil, English oils

Word found in Old French