myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of toluolo

Etymology of the Italian word toluolo

the Italian word toluolo

derived from the Italian word toluene

using the Italian suffix -olo

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