Reconstruction:Latin/oleo

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.le.oː/, [ˈɔɫ̪eoː]

Verb

*oleō (present infinitive *olēre); second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

1. I grow.

Usage notes

Found only in compounds, not attested as an independent verb in Classical texts.

Derived terms

• aboleō
• adoleō
• olēscō

References

• “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