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Where does “petrosilicious” come from?

petrosilicious (English) comes from English Petro, from Koine Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

petrosilicious (English): Containing or relating to petrosilex

Definitions

  1. Containing or relating to petrosilex

Ancestry of “petrosilicious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPetroIn Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain...
2Koine GreekΠέτρος—
3Ancient GreekΠέτρος—
4Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
Every word from Ancient Greek πέτρος →