Where does “petrolier” come from?

petrolier (Catalan) comes from Catalan petroli, from Latin petroleum, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

petrolier (Catalan): oil, petroleum

Definitions

  1. oil, petroleum

Ancestry of “petrolier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpetrolipetroleum
2Latinpetroleumpetroleum
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

Words derived from “petrolier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία
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