wōil
Marshallese
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Etymology
Borrowed from English oil, from Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”), from Proto-Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *loiwom.
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