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-
- stone
- petroleum
- (neologism) oil export, sometimes as a source of funding
- (anatomy) petrous
Derived terms
- (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
stone
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petroleum
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oil export
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See also
- oleo-
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-
Dutch terms prefixed with petro-
Italian
Prefix
petro-
- petro- (all senses)
Anagrams
- porte, poter