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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Scribonius Largus|origins=grc ἔλαιον}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [ɔ.ɫeˈaː.mɛn]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [o.leˈaː.men]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''oleāmen''' ''n'' (genitive oleāminis); third declension^(Wiktionary)
+ Also ''oleāmentum''.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(TLL)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[af|la|oleum|-men|t1=olive oil]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) ⟨oleum⟩ is from [[grc|ἔλαιον|tr=élaion|t=olive oil]], and ⟨olea⟩ from [[grc|ἐλαία|tr=elaía|t=olive tree]].^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ Its source is the physician Scribonius Largus, whom Köbler dates about 47 AD.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant an ointment made from olive oil, a preparation containing oil.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 47 AD – Scribonius Largus uses it.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Noun===
+ # An [[m|en|ointment]] made from olive oil.^(OLD 2012)
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[oleum]]
+ * [[olea]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}