Etymology of the French word olive

Date

The earliest known usage of olive in French dates from the 11th century.

Derivations in French

olivine, oliverie, olivacé, olivaison, olivâtre

Derivations in other languages

Romanian oliv

Cognates

Dutch olijf, English olive, German Olive, Icelandic olífa, Italian oliva, Latin oliva, Lithuanian alyva, Polish oliwa, Provençal oliva, Russian oливa, Spanish oliva, Swedish oliv