olyve

• olyf, olyfe, olive, olife, oliva

From Old French olive, from Latin olīva, from Etruscan 𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (eleiva) or from Proto-Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁loiwom.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔliv(ə)/, /ˈɔlif/, /ˈɔliva/

olyve (plural olyves or oleys)

1. An olive tree (Olea europaea).
2. A sprig or garland of olive, especially used to represent peace.
3. An olive (fruit of the olive tree).
4. (rare) The timber from an olive tree; olivewood.
5. (rare) The oil resulting from olives.

• English: olive
• Scots: olive

• “olive (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-1.