- eleberge
- f (-an/-an) an olive, the fruit of an olive-tree
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
eleberge
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olive — [13] The word olive probably originated in a pre Indo European language of the Mediterranean area. Greek took it over as elaíā, and passed it on to English via Latin olīva and Old French olive. The olive’s chief economic role is as a source of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
olive — [13] The word olive probably originated in a pre Indo European language of the Mediterranean area. Greek took it over as elaíā, and passed it on to English via Latin olīva and Old French olive. The olive’s chief economic role is as a source of… … Word origins
