Where does “petrolio” come from?
petrolio (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.
petrolio (Italian): petroleum, oil; paraffin , kerosene
Definitions
- petroleum, oil; paraffin , kerosene
Ancestry of “petrolio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | petroleum | — |
| 2 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
Words derived from “petrolio”