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