The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἔλαιον“olive oil”
- English todayelæon
From Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἔλαιον all →
oiloleumazelaicelaeodendrosideelaeoliteelaeopteneelaidicelaiodic acidelaiosomeelayl-ol
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.