ol

ol · adjective¹

1. German · borrowed fromOl-
2. English todayol

From obsolete German Ol- (in Ol-Verbindungen and Olgruppen, coined by Alfred Werner in 1907), from -ol (“-ol”).

OL · adjective, noun, proper noun²

By abbreviation.

OL · noun³

1. English · derived fromoffice + lady
2. Japanese · borrowed fromOL
3. English todayOL

From Japanese OL (ōeru), from オフィスレディー (ofisu redī), from wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from office + lady, from English office + lady.