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Where does “petroliere” come from?

petroliere (Italian) comes from Italian petrolio, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

petroliere (Italian): oilman; feminine plural of petroliero

Definitions

  1. oilman; feminine plural of petroliero

Ancestry of “petroliere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpetroliopetroleum, oil; paraffin , kerosene
2Medieval Latinpetroleum—
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →