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Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [ɔ.ɫeˈaː.mɛn][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [o.leˈaː.men][1]

Forms

oleāmen n (genitive oleāminis); third declension[1] Also oleāmentum.[2][3]

Etymology

It is from Latin oleum (“olive oil”) + -men.[4][1] ⟨oleum⟩ is from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), and ⟨olea⟩ from Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive tree”).[1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Its source is the physician Scribonius Largus, whom Köbler dates about 47 AD.[2][5][6]

Semantic evolution

It meant an ointment made from olive oil, a preparation containing oil.[4][2][5]

Timeline

  • c. 47 AD – Scribonius Largus uses it.[2][6]

Meanings

Noun

  1. An ointment made from olive oil.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  3. ^ Thesaurus linguae Latinae (1900–), Leipzig: Teubner; Berlin: De Gruyter; open-access ed., Munich: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
  4. ^ a b c Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  5. ^ a b Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  6. ^ a b Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de