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English word olive comes from Proto-Indo-European *loiwom, Proto-Indo-European *loiu̯om, and later Latin oliva ((poetic) an olive branch. An olive (fruit). An olive tree.)
*loiwom (Proto-Indo-European)
*loiu̯om (Proto-Indo-European)
ἐλαία (Ancient Greek)
oliva (Latin)
(poetic) an olive branch. An olive (fruit). An olive tree.
olive (Old French)
Olive tree Olive.
olive (English)
(UK, dialect) An oystercatcher, a shore bird.. (anatomy) An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.. (cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.. A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.. A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.. An evergreen [...]