Where does “nafta” come from?

nafta (Spanish) comes from Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα, from Old Persian *naftah — wet, moist.

nafta (Spanish): petroleum ether; petrol, gasoline, gas

Definitions

  1. petroleum ether; petrol, gasoline, gas

Ancestry of “nafta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnaphthanaphtha
2Ancient Greekνάφθαnaphtha
3Old Persian*naftahwet, moist

Words derived from “nafta”

Every word from Old Persian *naftah →Every word from Ancient Greek νάφθα →Every word from Latin naphtha →