Etymology

petroproduct

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Today it means: A petroleum product; either crude oil or a derivative. Full definition →

English product ← Middle English product ← Latin prōductus
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekπέτρᾱ (pétrā)
  2. Latinpetra
  3. Englishpetro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  8. Proto-Italic*pro-
  9. Latinprō-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  12. Proto-Italic*doukō
  13. Latindūcō
  14. Latinprōdūcō
  15. Latinprōductus
  16. Middle Englishproduct
  17. Englishproduct
  18. English todaypetroproduct

From petro- + product.

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