fem. proper name, Russian, probably from Norse Helga, literally "holy," from Proto-Germanic *hailaga, from PIE *kailo- (see health). The masc. form is Oleg.
oleo
oleo-
oleomargarine
olfaction
olfactory
Olga
oligarch
oligarchic
oligarchy
oligo-
Oligocene
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