The story
- Ancient Greek · derived from-φόρος“bearing”
- New Latin · borrowed from-phorus
- Ancient Greek · derived fromέλαιο“oil”
- English todayelaiophore
From Ancient Greek έλαιο (élaio, “oil”) + -phore, from New Latin -phorus, from Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”), a derivative of φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.