Etymology

petrogenic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the formation of rock. Full definition →

English petro- ← Latin petra
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petrogenic · adjective1

  1. Latinpetra
  2. Englishpetro-
  3. English todaypetrogenic

From petro- + -genic.

petrogenic · adjective2

  1. Ancient Greekπέτρᾱ (pétrā)
  2. Latinpetra
  3. Englishpetro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  6. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  7. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  8. English todaypetrogenic

From petro- + -genic.

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