Ole

Morpheme

Ole

Type

bound base

Denotation

oil

Etymology

Latin oleum; Ancient Greek élaion

Evidence

cerolein, diolein, dioleoyl, isooleic, linoleum, monolein, monoolein, monooleoyl, myristoleic, nitrooleic, oleaginous, oleaginousness, oleamide, olefiant, oleic, olein, oleo-, oleochemical, oleochemistry, oleocystidium, oleodistillate, oleogenesis, oleogenic, oleograph, oleography, oleogum, oleolysis, oleolytic, oleomancy, oleomargarine, oleometer, oleone, oleophilic, oleophobic, oleophobicity, oleoresin, oleosome, oleovitamin, oleoyl, oleum, oleyl, palmitoleic, petroleum, superoleophilic, superoleophobic, triolein

Notes

pronounced final <e>
oleum and oil are doublets

See Also

Elai, Oil

Homographs

Ol(e) [Ole, Ol], Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, -ole