olyve

Middle English

/ˈɔliv(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • An olive tree Olea europaea.
  • A sprig or garland of olive, especially used to represent peace.
  • An olive fruit of the olive tree.
  • (rare) The timber from an olive tree; olivewood.
  • (rare) The oil resulting from olives.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French olive (olive tree, olive) derived from Latin olīva (olive) derived from Etruscan 𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 derived from Ancient Greek *ἐλαίϝα derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁loiwom.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁loiwom

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