Etymology of the English word fuel
the English word
fuelderived from the Old French word
fouaillederived from the Old French word
fouderived from the Latin root
*focaliaderived from the Latin root
*focalisderived from the Latin word
focus (hearth, fireplace; altar)
using the French suffix
-aillederived from the Old French word
feuailederived from the Old French word
feuderived from the Latin word
focus (hearth, fireplace; altar)
derived from the Latin word
feudum (fief)
Date
The earliest known usage of fuel in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
biofuel,
refuel,
synfuel,
dual-fuelDerivations in other languages
Spanish
fuelUsage
Word found in Modern English
