petro-

See also: petro and Petro

English

Etymology

From Latin petra (“stone, rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”).
Clipping of petroleum.

Prefix

petro-

of or pertaining to stone
of or pertaining to petroleum-based products
(neologism) Pertaining to, or funded by, oil export

Usage notes

When used as a combining form for petroleum, its etymological meaning is misleading. Better would be to use oleo- (for products associated with oil)

Derived terms

(of stone): petroform, petroglyph, petroleum
(of petroleum-based products): petro-free, petroholic
(of, or funded by, oil export): petrodollar, petro-superpower, petro-dictatorship, petrostate

Translations

of or pertaining to stone

Portuguese: petro-

Serbo-Croatian: petr-, petri-, petro-

of or pertaining to petroleum-based products

Portuguese: petro-

pertaining to, or funded by, oil export

Portuguese: petro-

Anagrams

-trope, Perot, Porte, opter, ptero-, repot, tepor, toper, trope

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin petra (“stone, rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”).

Prefix

petro-

petro-

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Italian

Prefix

petro-

petro- (all senses)

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