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petro [pe-troh] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN adjective of or relating to petroleum or the petroleum industry. noun Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of petro First recorded in 1970–75; independent use of petro-2 petro- 1 a combining form meaning “rock,” “stone,” used in the formation of compound words: petrology. Also petri-; especially before a vowel, petr-. Origin of petro- 1Greek, combining form of pétra rock, pétros a stone petro- 2 a combining form meaning “petroleum,” “the extraction and export of petroleum,” used in the formation of compound words: petrochemistry; petropower. Origin of petro- 2extracted from petroleum Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for petro Contemporary Examples of petro
They predict the government of President Petro Poroshenko may not last another three months.
Ukraine Militias Warn of Anti-Kiev Coup
Jamie Dettmer
November 28, 2014
MOSCOW, Russia — On Friday Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accepted President Vladimir Putin’s peace plan for Ukraine.
Anna Nemtsova
September 5, 2014
Petro Poroshenko proposes a utopian solution to the problem.
Anna Nemtsova
September 5, 2014
According to opinion polls, the most popular leader in Ukraine and very possibly its next president is Petro Poroshenko.
Exclusive Interview: The ‘Chocolate King’ Who Might Save Ukraine
Anna Nemtsova
March 31, 2014
“My favorite job is Petro Poroshenko,” he laughed when we met.
Exclusive Interview: The ‘Chocolate King’ Who Might Save Ukraine
Anna Nemtsova
March 31, 2014
Historical Examples of petro
But what is distance to Petro, whose strong wings carry him lightly?
Edith M. Patch
So bad luck had come not only to Eve and Petro, but to the story of their lives.
Edith M. Patch
“Now, Zoe and Petro, it is your time to help,” she said laughing.
Mary F. Nixon-Roulet
“You will have your cousin Petro to play with,” said her uncle.
Mary F. Nixon-Roulet
“Mother brought the washing and we have been here since morning,” said Petro.
Mary F. Nixon-Roulet
British Dictionary definitions for petro petro- before a vowel petr- combining form indicating stone or rockpetrology indicating petroleum, its products, etcpetrochemical of or relating to a petroleum-producing countrypetrostate Word Origin for petro- from Greek petra rock or petros stone Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for petro petro- 1
before vowels petr-, word-forming element used from 19c., from comb. form of Greek petros “stone,” petra “rock” (see petrous).
petro- 2
word-forming element used from mid-20c. to mean “of or having to do with petroleum products,” from petroleum.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper petro in Medicine petro- pref. Rock; stone; stone-like hardness:petrous. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
