olivé

from Latin oliva (olive tree, fruit of the olive tree), itself from Ancient Greek ἐλαίς elais (olive tree) and ἐλαίϝα, elaiva ('olive'), via Provençal oliva. (1080) olivier. Additionally, the Greek word ἔλαιον, elaion refers to olive oil. These words are not of Indo-European origin but were transferred to Greek from languages originating in the eastern Mediterranean, often assumed to be Semitic. We still do not know precisely the origin of the word for the olive tree, but it is likely that the word migrated, like the tree, from regions in the east.