Elea

Elea grece oliva eleon oleum.

Apparatus:

Elea ABC e | Elca f {'e' misread as 'c'}

oliua eleon AC e | oliua. Eleon B | oliua elcon ms. e | oliua New entry: Elcon f {'e' misread as 'c'}

Translation:

Elea is Greek for Latin oliva {"olive"} and eleon is Latin oleum {"(olive) oil"}.

Commentary:

Greek ἔλαια /élaia/ "olive-tree; olive", and ἔλαιον /élaion/ "(olive) oil", with medieval Greek sound-change αι > ε {/ai/ > /e/} resulting in /élea/ and /éleon/, accurately portrayed by Simon.

For further information see Olea (2)

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