olive
The origin and history of olive.
Etymology
Traces through Old French and Latin oliva back to an ancient Mediterranean word, ultimately the same root that gives us "oil."
The origin and history of olive.
Traces through Old French and Latin oliva back to an ancient Mediterranean word, ultimately the same root that gives us "oil."
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