prefix
Meaning 1
stone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
petro-
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prefix
Meaning 2
petroleum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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prefix
Meaning 3
oil export, sometimes as a source of funding
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme, neologism
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prefix
Meaning 4
petrous
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrader. English petro- * From Latin petra (“stone, rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”). * Clipping of petroleum.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Irish: peitri- — stone
- Portuguese: petro- — stone
- Serbo-Croatian: petr- — stone
- Serbo-Croatian: petri- — stone
- Serbo-Croatian: petro- — stone
- Irish: peitri- — petroleum
- Portuguese: petro- — petroleum
- Portuguese: petro- — oil export