Where does “lpitrul” come from?
lpitrul (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic بترول, 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.
lpitrul (Tarifit): petrol, gasoline
Definitions
- petrol, gasoline
Ancestry of “lpitrul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moroccan Arabic | بترول | — |
| 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 | — |