myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of oliva

Etymology of the Spanish word oliva

the Spanish word oliva

derived from the Latin word oliva (olive; olive tree)

derived from the Greek root *elaiwa

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