petro-
English
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edit- From Latin petra (“stone, rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”).
- Clipping of petroleum.
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Derived terms
edit- (of stone): petroform, petroglyph, petroleum
- (of petroleum-based products): petro-free, petrochemical, petroholic
- (of, or funded by, oil export): petrodollar, petro-superpower, petro-dictatorship, petrostate
Translations
editoil export
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editEtymology
edit- From Latin petra (“stone, rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”).
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Italian
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- petro- (all senses)