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oil

/ˈɔɪl/OYL
/ˈɔɪl/OYL

Meaningolive oil

Common meaning: a greasy liquid

Journey through time

  1. Latinoleum‘oil, especially olive oil’
  2. Old Frencholesource
  3. Middle Englishoilesource
  4. Englishoil‘a greasy liquid’ · today

oil also in: petroleumoleaginous

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin oleum ‘oil, especially olive oil’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry oleum, p. 1261 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • oleum Latin “oil, especially olive oil”

Related words

oleaginouspetroleum

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