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