Etymology of the English word petrolene
the English word
petrolenederived from the English word
petroleumderived from the Medieval Latin word
petroleum (oil)
derived from the Latin word
oleum (oil)
derived from the Greek word
elaion, ἔλαιον, ἐλαιών (an olive-orchard; the Mount of Olives)
derived from the Greek word
elaia, ἐλαία (an olive (the tree or the fruit))
derived from the Latin word
petra (rock, boulder; shaped stone as used in building)
derived from the Greek word
petra, πέτρα (a (mass of) rock)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-using the English suffix
-eneUsage
Word found in Modern English
