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