Where does “gasolinera” come from?
gasolinera (Catalan) comes from Catalan gasolina, from French gazoline, from English gasoline, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
gasolinera (Catalan): petrol station, garage, filling station, gas station, service station
Definitions
- petrol station, garage, filling station, gas station, service station
Ancestry of “gasolinera”, step by step
gasolinera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan gasolina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | gasolina | gasoline, petrol |
| 2 | French | gazoline | petroleum ether |
| 3 | English | gasoline | A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Catalan era
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | era | era; Small section of arable land destined for... |
| 2 | Late Latin | aera | era or epoch from which time is measured;... |
| 3 | Latin | aera | era or epoch from which time is measured;... |
| 4 | Latin | aes | money, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aos | bronze, copper |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ajos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éyos | a metal, copper, bronze |