Meaning
Synonyms
liquid oil
inunct
rendered fat
oil colour
anele
oil color
cooking fat
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔɪ(ə)l/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). Compare Proto-Slavic *lojь. More at olive. Doublet of oleum. Supplanted Middle English ele (“oil”), from Old English ele (“oil”), also from Latin.
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