The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδένδρον“tree”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἔλαιον“olive oil, oil”
- English todayelaeodendroside
From Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, oil”) + Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) (similar to glucoside) + -ide.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἔλαιον all →
oiloleumazelaicelaeoliteelæonelaeopteneelaidicelaiodic acidelaiosomeelayl-ol
Ancient Greekδένδρον all →
dendrondendr-dendrolatrydendrolite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.