Meaning

noun small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil

noun evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits

noun hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork

originFrom Middle English olyve, from Old French olive (“olive, olive tree”), from Latin olīva (“olive”), itself from either Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva), Pre-Classical Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa) (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa), Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía)), or the same source as those two. In any case, ultimately from a Mediterranean Pre-Greek source, possibly Proto-Berber *wlw (“wild olive”). More…

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