Where does “petroleiro” come from?

petroleiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese petróleo, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

petroleiro (Portuguese): oil, petrol relating to mineral oil

Definitions

  1. oil, petrol relating to mineral oil

Ancestry of “petroleiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepetróleooil; petroleum
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—

Words derived from “petroleiro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →