Reconstruction:Latin/oleo
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom 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- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈo.le.oː/, [ˈɔɫ̪eoː]
Verb
edit*oleō (present infinitive *olēre); second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem
- to grow
Usage notes
editFound only in compounds; it is not attested as an independent verb.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “ŏlĕo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press