myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of olio

Etymology of the Italian word olio

the Italian word olio

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

Dutch olie, English oil, French huile, German Öl, Icelandic olía, Latin oleum, Lithuanian aliejus, Polish olej, Portuguese oleo, Provençal ol, Spanish olio, Swedish olja, Yiddish ejl