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Where does “πετρέλαιον” come from?

πετρέλαιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

πετρέλαιον (Ancient Greek): oil of the rock

Definitions

  1. oil of the rock

Ancestry of “πετρέλαιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
2Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
3Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “πετρέλαιον”

  • petrol
  • petroliferous
  • petrolic
  • petrolhead
  • petrolization
  • petrolist
  • petrolize
  • petroleomics
  • petrolism
  • petroleum
  • petrolifero
  • petroliere
  • petrolio
  • parapétrolier
  • pétrolette
  • pétrolifère
  • pétrolier
  • pétrole
  • पेट्रोल
  • petroli
  • uphethiloli
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