English

Prefix

petro-

1. of or pertaining to stone
2. of or pertaining to petroleum-based products
3. (neologism) Pertaining to, or funded by, oil export

Translations

Derived terms

• (of stone):
• petroform
• petroglyph
• petroleum
• (of petroleum-based products):
• petro-free
• petroholic
• (of, or funded by, oil export):
• petrodollar
• petro-superpower
• petro-dictatorship
• petrostate

Usage notes

• When used as a combining form for petroleum, its etymological meaning is misleading. Better would be to use oleo- (for products associated with oil)

Dutch

Etymology

• From Latin petra ‎(“stone, rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα ‎(pétra, “stone, rock”).

Prefix

petro-

1. petro-

Italian

Prefix

petro-

1. petro- (all senses)