What is the Latin word for olive?

The usual Latin words for “olive” are oleum, olīva, olīvitās; also olīvētum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“olive” in Latin

oleumolive oil; the palaestra olīvaan olive (fruit); an olive tree; an olive branch olīvitāsthe olive harvest; the olive gathering olīvētumolive grove

The English word olive itself goes back to Latin olīva.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

olive

olea, oliva (tree or fruit): olive gathering, olivitas (Col.): an olive branch, ramus olivae; virgula oleagina (very small, Nep.): olive-yard, olivetum.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for olive?: The usual Latin words for “olive” are oleum, olīva, olīvitās; also olīvētum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.