"petro-" meaning in English

See petro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: * From Latin petra (“stone, rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”). * Clipping of petroleum. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|petra||stone, rock}} Latin petra (“stone, rock”), {{der|en|grc|πέτρα||stone, rock}} Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} petro-, {{en-prefix}} petro-
  1. stone Tags: morpheme Derived forms (of stone): petroform, petroglyph, petroleum Translations (stone): peitri- (Irish), petro- (Portuguese), petr- [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), petri- [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), petro- [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-petro--en-prefix-3D1Q2o2s Disambiguation of 'of stone': 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'stone': 100 0 0 0
  2. petroleum Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Petroleum Derived forms (of petroleum-based products): petro-free, petrochemical, petroholic Related terms: oleo- Translations (petroleum): peitri- (Irish), petro- (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-petro--en-prefix-tCErGTwi Disambiguation of Petroleum: 14 76 6 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 54 18 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 49 28 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 59 16 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 63 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 65 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 59 15 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 64 15 12 Disambiguation of 'of petroleum-based products': 20 72 4 4 Disambiguation of 'petroleum': 0 97 2 1
  3. (neologism) oil export, sometimes as a source of funding Tags: morpheme, neologism Derived forms (of, or funded by, oil export): petrodollar, petro-superpower, petro-dictatorship, petrostate Translations (oil export): petro- (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-petro--en-prefix-82g2HbRk Categories (other): English neologisms Disambiguation of 'of, or funded by, oil export': 3 13 76 8 Disambiguation of 'oil export': 0 8 85 7
  4. (anatomy) petrous Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-petro--en-prefix-HUk0MJlx Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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