huile

(Inglese)

Frequenza

B2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ɥil/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Inherited from Middle French huyle, from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea (“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). The h was added in Middle French to indicate that the u was a vowel, as in typography u and v were used interchangeably at the time. Compare huit (“eight”).

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