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OilEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
From Indonesian Oil.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗oilEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleumder. Latin olea Old French oilebor. Middle English oyle English oil From Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), borrowed from Old French oile, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). Compare Proto-Slavic *lojь. More at olive. Doublet of oleum. Supplanted Middle English ele (“oil”), from Old English ele (“oil”), also from Latin. Displaced native Old English smireness (“ointment, oil”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗oilEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleumder. Latin olea Old French oilebor. Middle English oyle Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English oylen English oil From Middle English oylen, from the noun (see above).
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