Reconstruction:Latin/oleo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *oleō, from earlier *olejō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂olé-ye-ti, the o-grade causative of *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”). Related to alō.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*oleō (present infinitive *olēre); second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem
- to grow
Usage notes edit
Found only in compounds, not attested as an independent verb in Classical texts.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “oleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “oleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers