Words that come from Latin petra

257 words across 55 languages descend from Latin petra — including petroleum, petrol, saltpetre, fusillade, petrochemical, petrous, limpet, lamprey.

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English (86)

French (18)

Portuguese (18)

Italian (15)

Spanish (11)

Latin (9)

Romanian (9)

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