Where does “lbitrul” come from?
lbitrul (Ghomara) comes from Moroccan Arabic بيترول, from French pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.
lbitrul (Ghomara): petroleum
Definitions
- petroleum
Ancestry of “lbitrul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moroccan Arabic | بيترول | — |
| 2 | French | pétrole | petroleum; oil; hydrocarbon |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | petroleum | — |
| 4 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |