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Where does “natural gas liquid” come from?

natural gas liquid (English) comes from English liquid, from Middle English liquide, from Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus, from Latin liqueō, from Proto-Italic wlikʷēō, from Proto-Indo-European wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

natural gas liquid (English): hydrocarbons heavier than methane harvested from...

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  1. hydrocarbons heavier than methane harvested from...

Ancestry of “natural gas liquid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliquidA substance that is flowing, and keeping no...
2Middle Englishliquideliquid; fluid, flowing, unconstrained
3Old Frenchliquideliquid
4Latinliquidusliquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,...
5Latinliqueō—
6Proto-Italicwlikʷēō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
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